Calling all educators: Join the Barnegat Bay Partnership and the Ocean County Soil Conservation District on Thursday, Aug. 21, for the BBP’s annual Communication and Education Retreat. This free event begins at 10 a.m. at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson Township.

The retreat is “open to all formal and informal educators,” the district explains. “Enjoy a fun day of networking with other educators and learn new ways to teach about our watershed.