Schooner as classroom:
Discover your Watershed
- Operation of the restored
A. J. MEERWALD, a Delaware Bay oyster dredgeboat
built in Dorchester New Jersey in 1928. The schooner is a sailing
classroom promoting ecological and historical awareness of the Delaware
Bay region.
Shore-based programs
and activities at Bivalve, New Jersey facility:
- Field trips for schools and
special interest groups including wetlands walk, maritime industry tour,
schooner visit, and hands on activities.
- Delaware
Bay Museum, an exhibit of artifacts and photographs depicting the
rich maritime history of the Delaware Bay region located in Port Norris,
New Jersey. Both the exhibit and schooner are sites on the New Jersey
Coastal Heritage Trail.
- Future developments at Bivalve
Center.
Public outreach:
- Delaware
Bay Days: A free two day celebration of the Bay's rich maritime history
and outstanding natural resources held the second weekend in June.
The hours are Saturday 11am to 10pm and Sunday 11am-4pm.
- Monthly lecture series on
topics related to the Delaware Bay's culture, history or ecology.
- Educator workshops providing
activities and curriculum for incorporating the estuary and its resources
in the classroom.
- Summer
Camps