Remaining August Events On Sandy Hook With Littoral Society

HIGHLANDS, NJ — Here are all the remaining events for August the American Littoral Society has planned:

Stars of Sandy Hook

This Friday, Aug. 9 8 - 10 p.m. in Parking Lot E

August is apparently the best and clearest month to see stars in the sky. Join S.T.A.R. Astronomy Association and the park rangers to view the night skies. It is the best time of month to observe the planet Saturn in the eastern skies. Telescopes will be set up for viewing. Bring binoculars and/or telescopes.

Sunset Seining
Sandy Hook, NJ

Discover the diverse wildlife inhabiting our coast with a seining adventure at Horseshoe Cove! Two upcoming dates:

• Saturday, August 10, 6 - 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 21, 6 - 8 p.m.

Daytime Seining

Sandy Hook, NJ

Friday, Aug. 16 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Discover the diverse wildlife inhabiting our coast with some lunchtime seining. Wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting wet. Register on our website.

19th Annual Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

Broad Channel, NY
Saturday, August 24, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Join the Littoral Society and partners at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to explore the diversity of New York City’s shorebirds. Register on our website.

Junior Ranger Angler: Learn Surf Fishing: The National Park Service and the American Littoral Society are partnering again this summer to teach young people surf fishing on Sandy Hook. Children 11 and up are welcome with a supervising adult. Sessions available on August 6 and 13. Register on our website.

Sandy Hook, NJ
June through August

Annual Fluke Tagging Trip
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Saturday, August 31, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Join American Littoral Society Fish Tagging Director Emily McGuckin aboard the Mi-Jo II, for some inshore sport fishing and to learn about the fish tagging program. Register on our website.

Sixth Annual Littorally Local Sunset Cruise

Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Friday, September 27, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Join American Littoral Society for their sixth annual Littorally Local Sunset Cruise out of Atlantic Highlands. The event will include dockside cocktails and appetizers onboard Teal Cruises' Festiva, followed by a sunset cruise on Sandy Hook Bay. Find more information and register on their website.