Help clean up the Barnegat Bay watershed on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, as part of the Barnegat Bay Blitz, an effort to bring together citizens, students, businesses and local governments to help clear trash from, and foster a greater appreciation for, the bay and its surrounding area. The annual event was initiated by theN.J. Department of Environmental Protection in 2011, and is spearheaded this year by the Barnegat Bay Partnership.

“Common trash makes up the majority of what eventually becomes marine debris, polluting our streams and rivers and the…