Learn How To Make Bu er ies And Hummingbirds Love Your Garden

a.m. June 12.

Sue Masoorli, a Rutgers Master Gardener of Ocean County for the past five years, specializes in butterflies, hummingbirds, and annual and perennial plants. She will explain how to create enticing spots for valuable pollinators, right in your yard.

The discussion will include life cycles, migration patterns, wintering habitats, food source plants for butterflies and hummingbirds, and environmental benefits.

Rutgers Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who present horticulture programs developed by the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension.

Bring your garden questions and plant or insect samples to Master Gardeners for diagnosis and recommendations in the OCL Stafford Branch, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month, through September.

Register at theoceancountylibrary.org/ events to attend this free program. For more information, visit the OCL Stafford Branch, 129 North Main Street, Manahawkin, or call 609-597-3381.

Marine Science Camp

LACEY – Award Winning Marine Science Camp at Meadowlark Beach. The camp focuses on the preservation of the marine ecosystem through active hands-on learning. Curriculum to include sharks, moon jellies, shipwrecks, sea otters, polar bears, marine reptiles and much more!

Data collection will be submitted to our Citizen Science project, campers will be helping ongoing research! Water quality, seining and environmental awareness in an outdoor learning environment. All participants should bring a towel, snack and plenty of bottled water. T-shirt is included

Instructor: New Logic Marine Science. Camp is June 20 to 23. Open to students entering 1st through 8th grade.

Morning Session: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Fee: $230

Afternoon Session: 1 to 4 p.m. - Fee: $230

Full Day: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Fee: $340

To register visit: parksrec.egov.basgov. com/laceynj.

Revolutionary War Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony

STAFFORD – Save the date! Mayor Myhre and Township Council would like to share the Sign Dedication and Revolutionary War Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony being held on June 3 starting at the Old Baptist Church. They will conduct the fi rst ceremony at the Old Baptist Church then move about a block away to the Old Methodist Church.

STAFFORD – Mayor Myhre and Township Council would like to announce that the 2023 Adopt-a-Tree Program has begun and runs through September 15.

Visit staffordnj.gov/418/Adopt-A-Tree to download the brochure and order form.

Contact Rachel Giolitto at 609-597-1000 ext. 8509 or email rgiolitto@staffordnj.gov for complete details.