Learn about “oystering” from the farmers of Forty North Oysters and 7 Bridges Oysters – and sample some of the product! – at the Feb. 23 installment of Science Saturday at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.

The local oyster industry was booming from the late 1800s to the 1950s, but was subsequently harmed by overharvesting and shellfish disease. Now, though, oysters are making a comeback.

“Did you know oysters are being grown right behind High Bar Harbor and other places in Little Egg Harbor Bay?”