The Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station in Holgate opened its doors to the public earlier this summer, and has since scheduled a number of varied events – including a weekly program with nonprofit Alliance for a Living Ocean focused on microplastics. Every Thursday this month from 9 to 10 a.m., ALO will discuss how plastics impact the local marine environment. The program is suitable for all ages, and registration is not required.

Also this week, on July 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the field station will hold an open house on the “zero waste…