Jacques Cousteau NERR

06/10/2026

Our friends at New Jersey Fish & Wildlife are hiring! Check out what positions they currently have available below!

Job seekers: NJDEP Fish & Wildlife is hiring!

Agency Services Representative
📍Trenton – Bureau of Business Administration
🔗https://njdepartmentofenvironmentalprotection.applytojob.com/apply/0QLaC3pKL6/FW20269-Agency-Services-Representative-Trainee

Parks and Wildlife Maintenance Apprentice (2 positions)
📍Millville – Bureau of Land Management
📍Port Republic – Bureau of Marine Habitat and Shellfisheries
🔗https://njdepartmentofenvironmentalprotection.applytojob.com/apply/3yOgkQAbra/FW20268-Parks-And-Wildlife-Maintenance-Apprentice

06/09/2026

BIG NEWS! Our Life on the Edge Exhibit (located at The Tuckerton Seaport) is NOW OPEN for the summer season! Looking for some summer fun for those extra hot or rainy days? Come stop by and visit our exhibit and dive into the world of estuaries! FREE Admission and fun for the whole family!
https://jcnerr.org/life-on-the-edge-exhibit/

June: Mondays & Saturdays 12pm-3pm

July through Labor Day: Mondays & Saturdays 12pm-3pm, Thursdays 10am-3pm

And while you're here, why not explore the Tuckerton Seaport! Stop by the lighthouse to learn which exhibits are open, and fun events they have going on all summer long!

06/04/2026

Our beloved Creature Feature Summer Youth Programs are back! Celebrate the creatures of the estuary and ocean with us! This year we are hosting four sessions you won't want to miss:

July 7th - "Life on the Edge Creek Tour" *WAITLIST ONLY*
July 14th - "Grassle Marsh Trail Estuary Explorers"
July 21st - "Crabby Science"
July 28th - “Fin-tastic Research!”

Learn more and register here: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/JC-NERR-s-Creature-Feature-Programs.html?soid=1102587585619&aid=AUKVirQS2-Q

Space is limited so register early!
Children must be entering 1st through 7th grade in the fall of 2026 to attend.

06/03/2026

Extreme heat poses serious risks for unhoused individuals and communities across New Jersey.
Join the NJ Interagency Council on Climate Resilience (IAC) and the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (HCDNJ) for Extreme Heat and Protecting New Jersey’s Unhoused today, June 3, 2026 from 11:00 am– 12:00 pm.

This webinar will bring together experts and practitioners to discuss strategies, resources, and partnerships that can help safeguard vulnerable residents during dangerous heat events.

Learn more and register here: https://dep.nj.gov/heat-unhoused/

06/02/2026

Extreme heat poses serious risks for unhoused individuals and communities across New Jersey.
Join the NJ Interagency Council on Climate Resilience (IAC) and the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (HCDNJ) for Extreme Heat and Protecting New Jersey’s Unhoused on June 3, 2026 from 11:00 am– 12:00 pm.

This webinar will bring together experts and practitioners to discuss strategies, resources, and partnerships that can help safeguard vulnerable residents during dangerous heat events.

Learn more and register here: https://dep.nj.gov/heat-unhoused/

05/29/2026

Our next Art X Science Workshop is almost here! Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 10am–12:30pm for a morning of birding and painting inspired by the feathered friends of the estuary! 🎨🐦

We’ll begin with a guided birding tour along Tuckerton’s Great Bay Boulevard by Joshua Gant, Naturalist with Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation. Josh will introduce birding basics and explore the birds and changing ecosystems of the estuary. With spring migration well underway, we’re sure to spot lots of avian friends!

We’ll then head to the Jacques Cousteau Reserve Coastal Center for a beginner-friendly step-by-step painting workshop with JC NERR Education Coordinator, Kaitlin Gannon. Everyone will leave with their own estuary bird painting to take home! 🖌️🌾

All abilities and experience levels welcome!

See the link below and in our bio to register today! Space is limited!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/eg3w7hr/lp/95a255dd-fd03-45e0-b151-05746d507552

05/26/2026

On May 12th, our Habitat Resilience Specialist, Toni Rose Tablante, coordinated the Spring Field Site Visit for the New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative! NJCRC partners gathered at the Bayshore Center in Bivalve and Heislerville-Matts Landing area for presentations and field site visits highlighting restoration and resilience projects along the Maurice River 🌿⚓️ From living shoreline projects at Anchor Marina to marsh restoration and hybrid breakwaters protecting communities like Bivalve and Matts Landing, partners shared how collaboration is helping strengthen coastal habitats, working waterfronts, and South Jersey communities for future generations.

Visit the link to read more and learn about getting involved with ! https://www.njcoastalresilience.org/may-spring-field-site-visit-maurice-river/

Special thanks to Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, New Jersey Fish & Wildlife, American Littoral Society, CU Maurice River - Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River, Anchor Marina WDG, and Bayshore Center at Bivalve for a great day!

05/13/2026

Join Jamie Lubov, the JC NERR-hosted Ambassador from the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program, in a guided nature illustration workshop this weekend! Meeting at the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (130 Great Bay Boulevard Tuckerton NJ 08087), explore the Grassle Marsh Trail and learn how to nature journal and hone your illustration and observation skills. Photographing what you see is also welcome, especially if added to the Grassle Marsh iNaturalist project! With multiple sessions (Saturday May 16th, 10-12 and 2-4, Sunday May 17th from 12-2), attendees are encouraged to bring their own journals/supplies and dress appropriately for an easy hike. For questions and concerns, please reach out to Jamie ([email protected]). Hope to see you there!

05/02/2026

The celebration is just getting started! 🎉Join us today 05/02 at the Margate Cherry Blossom festival! With live music, food trucks, vendors, and environmental row with us and a bunch of our partners, there’s fun for everyone! Come on out from now until 4pm 🌸

05/01/2026

Have you heard the big news?! We just joined the New Jersey Fish & Wildlife's Shell Recycling Program! Special thanks to The SandPaper for the shoutout! Click the links to learn more!

SandPaper article: https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/jacques-cousteau-reserve-now-a-public-oyster-clam-shell-dropoff-station/

NJ DEP Fish & Wildlife Program Page: https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/fishing/marine/shell-recycling-program/