If you are interested in volunteering,

please use the "Contact Us" link in the left column under the Main Menu

Volunteer training sessions are run weekly during spring and summer.

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Fence Installation and Beach Cleanup 

Please join us on  

Saturday, April 10th  

installation of beach nesting bird fencing - beach clean-upsunshine and friendship piping plovers (we can't promise sunshine, but it shouldn't be snowing) 

10:00 Wreck Pond Beach 

(southern end of Spring Lake beach at Brown Avenue or

enter from the Sea Girt side at Beacon Avenue)  

12:30 Belmar Environmental Beach 

(adjacent to the Belmar Bridge at the inlet on Ocean Avenue  and First)  

dress for the weather (I did promise sunshine, didn't I?)  

wear gloves 

bring a friend or two   

hours are eligible for community service for high school and college students

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Wreck Pond Watershed Association seeks volunteers to monitor endangered beach nesting birds in Monmouth County. 

Endangered beach nesting birds that are monitored include federal and state protected Piping Plovers and Least Terns.

Todd Pover will give a presentation on the state's beach nesting birds, including information about identification, behavior, population status, management techniques and other strategies used to protect them.  Pover is the Beach Nesting Bird Project Manager for The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, in which capacity he oversees the beach nesting bird program for the state's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.

Nancy Maclearie-Hayduk of the Wreck Pond Watershed Association will discuss her experiences coordinating a volunteer monitoring program in Monmouth County as well as effective protocol for monitoring and public outreach.

Volunteers monitor endangered beach nesting bird sites throughout the summer months.  No birding experience is required.  The workshop will teach and provide materials for identification of shore birds, review of laws protecting endangered beach nesting birds, and discuss volunteer expectations. There is no minimum amount of hours required to volunteer. The workshop provides a great opportunity to learn more about our coastal wildlife resources.

If you are interested in volunteering please register by emailing: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 732-449-8764