June Meeting In-Person
We are excited to host our first face-to-face meeting in over a year! Come out and hear about all of the fun we have planned for this summer! Date: Saturday, June […]
Seashore Gardening
Thank you to everyone who attended “Seashore Gardening” on May 19. Rutgers Master Gardener Dr. S. Ann Earon provided a lot of useful information. Here are the handouts from the […]
Kite Night – June 24
Once again Friends of Ortley Beach will host our popular Kite Night! Grab a beach chair or blanket and watch beautiful large-scale kites on the beach. Mr. Softee’s ice cream […]
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Thank you to everyone who attended “Vegetable Gardening in Containers” on Wednesday. Gene Cranmer, Rutgers Master Gardener, provided a lot of useful information. If you were unable to attend, you […]
Speaker Series: Seashore Gardening
This is our last Speaker Series event until the fall. Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.Location: Zoom Video Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/92385725130Meeting ID: 923 8572 5130Or, call 1 646 876 […]
Ocean Wind Feedback
Thank you to Chelsea Pascoe, Ocean County Stakeholder Relations for Ørsted, and Marc Reimer, Ocean Wind Project Development Director for presenting our March Speaker Series event, “Ocean Wind Off-Shore Wind Farm.” More […]
Speaker Series: Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Our next Speaker Series event is “Vegetable Gardening in Containers.” Many of us on the barrier island are unable to plant vegetable gardens due to lack of space or poor […]
Ocean Wind Off-Shore Wind Farm
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021Time: 7 p.m.Location: Zoom Ørsted, with the support of PSE&G, is constructing Ocean Wind, New Jersey’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. The farm, which will be […]
Scholarship Winners Announced
We are proud to announce the 2020 Friends of Ortley Beach Scholarship recipients: Chris Malland – $300Emma Flatley – $150Selina Genaro – $150Dante Kanterezhi-Gatto – $150 Congratulations to all, and […]
Ortley Beach and the Environment: Past, Present, and Future
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021Time: 7 p.m.Location: Zoom Hailey Conrad will walk us through the history of environmental exploitation in Ortley Beach and the inspiring success of the 1960s environmental […]