Waves of Action Culminates with Conference

Highlights Year-Long Spirit of Volunteerism
 and Collaboration Responding to Sandy 

WHAT: A conference to celebrate the culmination of Waves of Action For The Shore, Clean Ocean Action’s year-long Sandy response program.  Almost 14,000 volunteers (and counting) have helped to improve and protect the marine environment through 281 projects, with more than 100 different organizations, in over 70 towns in New York and New Jersey.  The conference will highlight the extraordinary success of the volunteers and project leaders, include panels on unmet community needs in the aftermath of Sandy, resources to move forward with resiliency and environmental stewardship, and the results of Clean Ocean Action’s sea level rise survey.  Reflections will be made by Monmouth County resident, Brian Thompson, New Jersey reporter for NBC New York.

COA’s Student Ocean Advocates helped Conserve Wildlife Foundation
of NJ replace osprey nests damaged by Sandy in Stafford Twp NJ on March 23!

WHO: Citizens, volunteers, businesses, groups, and elected officials organized by Clean Ocean Action to show their support for coastal communities one year after the launch of the Waves of Action For The Shore program.

WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2013                       
8:30AM-12:00PM

WHERE: McLoone’s Pier House
1 Ocean Ave, Long Branch, New Jersey

                                

WHY: After a year of service and action, the conference will highlight the spirit of volunteerism and collaboration projects, and discuss the state of our shores one year after Sandy, and look ahead to 2014.

For more information and to reserve your seat at this breakfast event, click here.

Sandy Hook volunteers with Presidential Inaugural
Committee representatives on January 19, 2013

Conference Sponsors: Whole Earth Center of Princeton and Mimosa Bar by Barefoot Wine and Bubbly

To find out more information on sponsoring the event and supporting thousands of volunteers who have helped protect and improve the marine environment, contact Diana Reinhardt Paradis at (732) 872-0111.

Four Steps to Get Wise on Sea Level Rise Today

1. Visit NJFloodMapper.org to see flood hazards and the impacts of sea level rise in your community.

2. If you haven’t already, fill out Clean Ocean Action’s sea level rise survey.  COA will begin compiling the survey data on Friday, November 1.  This week is your last chance to add your voice to COA’s survey!

The survey will help gauge public perception on what should be done to prevent sea level-related devastation and who is responsible for resiliency and responsible recovery. The survey will also help measure public understanding of sea level rise.

3. Check out COA’s plan for November Waves of Action: bringing sea level rise into the classroom:

For November’s Waves of Action theme, COA is bringing sea level rise and climate change into the classroom. Currently compiling resources for teachers to utilize, COA is working to create lesson plans based on scientific articles, videos, and websites to help educate our future leaders about the reality of climate change and sea level rise. Educators will be able to register online to receive targeted lesson plans and pledge to teach those lessons on November 13-15 as a part of Waves of Action. For more information, please visit www.ForTheShore.org.

4. Reserve your seat for Clean Ocean Action’s Waves of Action Conference and Awards Breakfast in December. The results of the sea level rise survey will be presented at the Conference on Saturday, December 7.