“Beachside Science at Surfside Park” sponsored by the Avalon Environmental Commission and presented by the Wetlands Institute provides you the opportunity to learn about the “Secrets of the Beach.” The programs are offered free at Surfside Park on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Topics that will be discussed this summer are:

May 19th–What is a Barrier Island, and Why Are Living Fossils Here?

June 16th–A Diamond in the Dunes–The Northern Diamondback Terrapin

July 21st–Shorebird Babies ‘R Us–The Birds That Rely on the Jersey Shore to Nest

August 18th–Where Did That Seashell Come From? The Unsung Heroes of Our Beaches

September 15th–Just Passing Through–Migration at the Avalon Coastline

For more information about coastal resources, visit the website of the Commission’s partner, the Wetlands Institute of Stone Harbor.