Each year the New Jersey State League of Municipalities hosts an award program to highlight exemplary local government programs that provide novel and practical approaches to solving municipal problems and concerns. Near the end of 2025, during the annual league conference, Long Beach Township was presented with an “innovation in governance” award for its use of oyster reefs to stabilize and restore bay islands.

An article featuring the township’s project appears in the March issue of NJ Municipalities Magazine, the official…