Earlier this summer, the Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station, on West Osborn Avenue in Holgate, officially opened its doors, and the bayfront facility has since offered a number of programs for the public – with community partners including Alliance for a Living Ocean, Ocean County Recycling, Soil to Soul Farm and Root Green Shoppe.

The field station also oversees a northern diamondback terrapin hatchery on the premises, and is currently seeking volunteers to help with the…