NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center at Sandy Hook - This experience will take place at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center lab at Sandy Hook. Participants will take an indoor walking tour led by research staff to explore the facility, recirculation systems, organic and inorganic chemistry labs, and a 32,000-gallon research aquarium, highlighting fisheries science and aquaculture in the region. Participants will have opportunities to discuss their fisheries and aquaculture work, challenges, priorities, and potential collaboartion. Located within Gateway National Recreation Area at the doorstep of New York Harbor, the lab provides a unique setting to examine coastal ecosystems.

 

Keansburg Floodgate Site - Join municipal officials and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for a guided outdoor walking tour of the Keansburg Floodgate Site. Beginning with a short walk along the beach (approximately 0.5 miles), participants will learn about the history of the floodgates, beach dredging efforts, and the site’s role in protecting the community since the 1950s, including during Super Storm Sandy. The tour will also include a discussion of ongoing coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and, if access allows, an opportunity to view a demonstration of the gates. Participants should be prepared to be outdoors for this field experience (e.g., appropriate outer and footwear, sunscreen, water bottle).  

 

Escape Room or other on-site activity -  More details to come.