Join us for this year's Jersey-Friendly Yards Conference on Saturday September 14, from 8:30am - 12:00pm, followed by a native plant sale from 12:00pm - 2:00pm, at Ocean County College. More information will be announced on the Jersey-Friendly Yards website.

Katie Culbert, 2023 NJ Honey Queen, has quite a list of achievements as she works to protect honey bees and promote native plants. Read more about Ocean County's Hometown Hero in OCSCD's Blog.

Ocean County Soil Conservation District (OCSCD) and the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (Brick Utilities/BTMUA) are teaming-up to bring you this free workshop: Healthy Soil is at the Root of Your Garden, on July 21, 2024, from 10:00am to 11:30am. The workshop is being held at the Brick Reservoir as part of Brick Utilities’ Weekend at the Reservoir community education program. Participants will learn how healthy soil is key for a thriving garden. Join Becky Laboy, Education Coordinator, Ocean County Soil Conservation District as she explains the importance of soil health for productive gardens. Through hands-on activities, explore the composition of soil, identify different soil textures, and learn how water reacts and responds to different soil types. Discover how to select appropriate species of plants for your garden based on your own garden soil. Explore the benefits of proper fertilizer usage for a flourishing landscape while reducing its harmful impacts to the environment and waterways. Explore how a native garden can help reduce stormwater runoff and pollutants from reaching our rivers and Barnegat Bay.

Class size is limited, so early registration is recommended. Please contact Shari Kondrup via email at skondrup@brickmua.com or telephone at 732-701-4282 to register or obtain more information.

Join Becky Laboy, Education Outreach Coordinator, Ocean County Soil Conservation District (OCSCD) for a hands-on exploration of soils. That's right - the soil beneath your feet, the sand between your toes! We'll sieve some beach sand, examine the particles. and explore the different sizes, shapes, textures and colors. See how sand, silt and clay each react to water differently. Find out which plants thrive in salty, sandy soil. Join us at the Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station, 120 West Osborn Ave, Holgate, NJ 08008, on July 24, from 10:00am to 11:00am. Click to Register.

In 2024 Ocean County Soil Conservation District celebrates our 72nd year. We remain committed to building and sustaining a conservation legacy by working with our partners and constituents to conserve, protect and restore our soil, water and natural resources by providing technical assistance, implementing restoration projects, and most importantly through education.