The Edwin B. ForystheNational Wildlife Refuge is the topic of a talk at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Libraryin Surf City, on Monday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m.

The refuge protects more than 47,000 acres of southern New Jersey’s coastal habitats and is especiallyvaluablefor the protection of water birds. It isone of more than 555 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In a program sponsored by the Friends of the Island Library, Richard Albers, deputy refuge manager, said he will…