{"id":13944,"date":"2023-05-19T00:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T04:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=13944"},"modified":"2023-05-19T02:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:20:25","slug":"ocean-fun-days-coming-to-island-beach-state-park-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2023\/05\/ocean-fun-days-coming-to-island-beach-state-park-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ocean Fun Days&#8217; Coming to Island Beach State Park Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13945\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Ocean Fun Days (Credit: NJ Sea Grant)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13945\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13945\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean Fun Days (Credit: NJ Sea Grant)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/10317794_695302050537356_1590543532348619893_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocean Fun Days (Credit: NJ Sea Grant)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The annual <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanfundays.org\/\">Ocean Fun Days<\/a> event, an educational celebration of the ocean and the Shore area&#8217;s environment, is being held this weekend at Island Beach State Park.<\/p>\n<p>The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the park and is free. There will be free eco-tours, craft vendors, crab races, exhibitors, food vendors and more. It will be held rain or shine.<\/p>\n<p>The event&#8217;s 2023 echibitors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/armygroundforces.org\/new-events.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Army Ground Forces Association<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a id=\"site-title\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.astra-nj.com\/\" data-animation-role=\"header-element\">Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btusar.us\/\">Berkeley Twp Underwater Search &amp; Rescue (BTUSR)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanoceanaction.org\/be-the-solution-to-ocean-pollution\">Clean Ocean Action<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njresources.com\/community\/coastal-climate-initiative\/index.aspx\">Coastal Climate Initiative<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservewildlifenj.org\/\">Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdu.edu\/\">Fairleigh Dickinson University<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fishadelphia.com\/\">Fishadelphia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofibsp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Friends of Island Beach State Park<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/parksandforests\/parks\/island.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gateway National Park Service (opens in a new tab)\">Gateway NationalRecreation Area \u2013 Sandy Hook<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jerseyshoregirlscouts.org\/\">Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/parksandforests\/parks\/islandbeachstatepark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Island Beach State Park<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/jcnerr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (opens in a new tab)\">Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/jenkinsons.com\/aquarium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" Jenkinson\u2019s Aquarium (opens in a new tab)\">Jenkinson\u2019s Aquarium<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcvsd.org\/schools\/marine-academy-of-science-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marine Academy of Science &amp; Technology (MAST)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocvts.org\/\">Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mmsc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marine Mammal Stranding Center<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middlesexcc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Middlesex County College<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth.njaes.rutgers.edu\/master-gardeners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Monmouth County Master Gardener\/Master Composter (opens in a new tab)\">Monmouth County Master Gardeners\/Master Composter<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Monmouth University (opens in a new tab)\">Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Montclair State University (opens in a new tab)\">Montclair State University<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njbba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Beach Buggy Association<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcleanenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Jersey Clean Energy Program (opens in a new tab)\">New Jersey Clean Energy Program<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.njlhs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Jersey Clean Energy Program (opens in a new tab)\">New Jersey Lighthouse Society<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njng.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Jersey Natural Gas (opens in a new tab)\">New Jersey Natural Gas<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/njseagrant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (opens in a new tab)\">New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/njseagrant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (opens in a new tab)\">New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium Extension<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/marfhome.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"NJDEP Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife Marine Fisheries (opens in a new tab)\">NJDEP Division of Fish &amp; Wildlife Marine Administration<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/parksandforests\/parks\/island.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry (opens in a new tab)\">NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/dep\/wlm\/\">NJDEP Watershed and Land Management<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/about\/james-j-howard-marine-sciences-laboratory-sandy-hook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NOAA Fisheries <\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocean.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean County College<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.ocean.nj.us\/OC\/SolidWaste\/frmHomeSW.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean County Department of Solid Waste &amp; Recycling<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/theoceancountylibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ocean County Library (opens in a new tab)\">Ocean County Library<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.ocean.nj.us\/OC\/SolidWaste\/frmMCP.aspx#:~:text=This%20program%20is%20provided%20free,outreach%20commitment%20within%20Ocean%20County.\">Ocean County Master Composters <\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.njaes.rutgers.edu\/garden\/RutgersMasterGardenerProgram.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean County Master Gardeners<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oceancountymosquito.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean County Mosquito Extermination Commission<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Princeton University<\/a> \u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectterrapin.org\/\">Project Terrapin<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/reclamthebay.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ReClam the Bay<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rowan.edu\/\">Rowan University <\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/researchgate.net\/?profile\/Philip-Sontag\">Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandyhookchildcare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandy Hook Child Care Center<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sandyhookkayaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandy Hook Kayak and SUP Rentals\/Paddleshare<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savebarnegatbay.org\/\">Save Barnegat Bay<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savecoastalwildlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Save Coastal Wildlife (opens in a new tab)\">Save Coastal Wildlife<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevens.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stevens Institute of Technology (opens in a new tab)\">Stevens Institute of Technology<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stockton.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stockton University<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablejersey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sustainable Jersey (opens in a new tab)\">Sustainable Jersey<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tcnj.edu\/\">The College of New Jersey <\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgaux.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"US Coast Guard Auxiliary (opens in a new tab)\">US Coast Guard Auxiliary<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterspirit.org\/\">WaterSpirit<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpunj.edu\/\">William Paterson University\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ocean Fun Days will also be held Sunday at Sandy Hook, at the headquarters of the NJ Sea Grant Consortium. 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