Barnegat Bay Speaker’s Bureau
The Barnegat Bay Partnership is pleased to provide you with the following Speakers Bureau listings to provide expert lecturers for your classroom, garden club, yacht club, environmental commission, or other interested group. Some of the listings are links to other organizations which also offer a Speakers Bureau in order to provide a comprehensive listing of what is available in the Barnegat Bay watershed.
This directory will be updated as needed, and if you or someone you know would like to be added to the directory, or you find that there is outdated material in our listings, please contact the Barnegat Bay Partnership at (732) 255-0472.
After reviewing the topics below, please contact the speaker directly to make your arrangements.
Name | Organization | Topic Area(s) |
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Oyster Creek Generating Station | Energy Conservation & Use | |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County | Coastal Issues (i.e., dunes; beach erosion; etc), Geology & Soil, Ground Water, Low Maintenance/Bay-friendly Landscaping (i.e., rain gardens), Non Point Source Pollution, Stormwater Management & Stormwater BMPs, Water Conservation, Water Quality & Supply | |
Clean Ocean Action | Coastal Issues (i.e., dunes; beach erosion; etc), Habitat Loss & Restoration (i.e., impacts of bulkheads), Non Point Source Pollution, Oceans & Ocean Pollution | |
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve | Coastal Issues (i.e., dunes; beach erosion; etc), Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Pinelands Ecology, Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc) | |
Anderson, Andrew | NJ State Park Service | Cedar Creek, Pine Barrens Industries, Atlantic White Cedar milling, cranberry harvesting, Double Trouble Village |
Bushnell, Rick | ReClam The Bay | Aquaculture, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Water Quality & Supply |
Cannon, Carolyn | New Jersey Natural Gas | Energy Conservation & Use, The dangers of Carbon Monoxide, NJNG Environmental Program, Natural Gas Safety for Children, Dealing with extreme heat and cold, Careers presentation, etc. |
Cashion, Geri | Invasive Species (plants & animals), Low Maintenance/Bay-friendly Landscaping (i.e., rain gardens), Integrated pest management topics, biocontrol, gardening without chemicals | |
Conklin, Scott | Ocean County Utilities Authority | Water Conservation, Water Quality & Supply, Ocean County Utilities Authority, waste water treatment in Ocean County |
Free, Becky | Pinelands Preservation Alliance | Pinelands Ecology, Water Conservation, Water Quality & Supply, The Pine Barrens, The Pinelands National Reserve, Pine Barrens Ecology, Water quality & quantity, Aquifers, Pinelands Plants and Animals, Threatened & Endangered Species, Native Plants, Sustainable Community Design, Environmental Education. |
Galie, Pola | Natural Resource Education Foundation of NJ | Climate Change & Sea Level Rise, Energy Conservation & Use, History & Traditional Uses (i.e., pinelands/baymen culture), Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc), Natural Resource Education Foundation of NJ/”Experience Barnegat Bay” |
Henderson, Helen | American Littoral Society | Habitat Loss & Restoration (i.e., impacts of bulkheads), Land Use Planning & Sustainability, Non Point Source Pollution, Stormwater Management & Stormwater BMPs, Water Quality & Supply, Native Plantings, “Bayscape for Barnegat Bay”, Homeowner Stewardship and Best Management Practices, Living Shorelines, Regulatory and Policy Issues, Governor Christie’s 10-Point Plan, Fish-tagging Program. Hands-on opportunities available. |
Hoger, Jason (and Staff) | Cattus Island County Park | Barrier Island Ecology, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Invasive Species (plants & animals), Recreation & Ecotourism (i.e., Ocean County Parks), Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology, Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc.) |
Huch, Elizabeth | The Crab Chix | Environmental Education/Sustainability Education, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology, Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc), Horseshore crabs, Marine wildlife education programs for children |
Jivoff, Ph.D., Paul | Rider University | Environmental Education/Sustainability Education, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Fisheries & Fisheries Decline, Habitat Loss & Restoration (i.e., impacts of bulkheads), Invasive Species (plants & animals), Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc), Blue crab biology, Marine invastive species in NJ, Impacts of bulk heads on species diversity, Experiential education opportunities at Rider University |
King, Richard A. | Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology, Wildlife (ie threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc) | |
May, Mary | History & Traditional Uses (i.e., pinelands/baymen culture), Basket making, History of South Jersey Basket | |
Merritt, Jim | NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife | Aquaculture, Barrier Island Ecology, Environmental Education/Sustainability Education, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Sea kayaking, Sedge Island |
Miller, Kenneth G. | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey | Climate Change & Sea Level Rise |
Mountford, Kent | Cove Corporation | Boating Barnegat Bay, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, History & Traditional Uses (i.e., pinelands/baymen culture), Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology |
Romanowski, Mike | Ocean County Mosquito Commission | Mosquito & Mosquito Control |
Schuster, Patricia | The Crab Chix | Environmental Education/Sustainability Education, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, History & Traditional Uses (i.e., pinelands/baymen culture), Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology, Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc) |
Vasslides, Dr. James | Barnegat Bay Partnership | Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Fisheries & Fisheries Decline, Non Point Source Pollution |
Sanders, Bailey | Barnegat Bay Partnership | Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program, Environmental Education/Sustainability Education, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Eutrophication, Invasive Species (plants & animals), Low Maintenance/Bay-friendly Landscaping (i.e., rain gardens), Non Point Source Pollution, Stormwater Management & Stormwater BMPs, Water Conservation, Water Quality & Supply, Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology |
Wnek, Ph.D., John | Project Terrapin | Barrier Island Ecology, Environmental Education/Sustainability Education, Estuaries & Estuarine Ecology, Wetlands & Salt Marsh Ecology, Wildlife (i.e., threatened & endangered; birds; marine mammals; etc.) |