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The theme for this year's Barnegat Bay Festival: Your Passport to a Greener Community -- 12 Ways You Can Make a Difference! This event is sponsored by the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program with support from our partners, Ocean County College, and the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Join the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program in celebrating the environment at the Barnegat Bay Festival. Enjoy an entire day of Free Family Fun -- scavenger hunts, fish printing, face painting, seedling planting and more! Join us for music, pontoon boat tours, kids’ activities, and hands-on demonstrations. Artisans and crafters will be selling custom fishing rods, jewelry, marine art, photography and much more. Help us SPREAD THE WORD! Download a Barnegat Bay Festival Poster to hang in your neighborhood or office!
This information will be updated regularly until June 7.
Exhibitor/Vendor Information and Forms
Exhibitor Information (click to download) Exhibitor Participation Form (click to download)
Craft and Food Vendor Information (click to download) Craft and Food Vendor Participation Form (click to download)
Exhibitor/Vendor Parking Passes (NEW for Festival 2009)
In order to facilitate more orderly parking and availability of parking for exhibitors and vendors, we will be issuing parking passes for the main lot next to the festival field. Each exhibitor/vendor will receive one (1) pass by mail prior to the event. This pass should be displayed to the parking lot attendant as you enter, and then remain on display in your windshield. All vehicles without a pass displayed will be asked to park along nearby roadways. If someone is dropping off materials for your exhibitor/vendor space, they may do so without a pass, but they will not be able to park in the lot. Please try to coordinate your volunteers/employees/staff and carpool as much as possible. Hands-on & Recreational Activities
Atlantic City Aquarium Touch Tank Touch a variety of local and tropical inter-tidal creatures (look for sea urchins, horseshoe crabs, hermit crabs and more).
Canoe Eco-Tours Be adventurous and take a guided canoe eco-tour for an up-close view of Dillon’s Creek with an Ocean County Parks naturalist (registration required by calling Betsy Hyle at 732-255-0472, ext. 4).
Native Plant Sale -- Sponsored by the American Littoral Society Calling all Shore Stewards -- Don't Landscape, Bayscape!!!! Low-maintenance native plants in our home landscaping conserve water, filter stormwater, require little or no fertilization, and look great, but sometimes the plants can be hard to find. So at the Native Plant Sale it will be easy to get started on your bay-friendly garden! Check out the Native Plant demonstration gardens on the American Littoral Society webpage: www.littoralsociety.org. Go to BayScape for Barnegat Bay. Click on “to learn more.” Browse through the six different garden designs. See one you’d like to recreate at your home? Find a selection of these gardens at the Native Plant Sale.
Win Some Really Cool Eco-Friendly Products!!!! FREE Drawings for: A Rain Barrel (from the Island Heights environmental committee) Shopping Bag Set (from the Island Heights Senior Advisory) Compost Bin (from the Master Composters of Ocean County) Hanging Plants (from Barlow Flower Farm) Bird Feeder made from recycled milk jugs (from Wild Birds Unlimited) Basket of Organic Pet Products from PETCO Barneagat Bay National Estaury Program tote bag Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program burgee 2 Bags of Oceangro (from the Ocean County Utilities Authority) Gift Basket of Goodies (from the Ocean County Library) Tickets to Jenkinson’s Aquarium (2 adults/4 children)
Garden Mosaics with Venera Hoerrmann! Trash to Garden Treasures using ceramics, stones, found objects, keepsakes. Help us make stepping stones for the Island Heights Children's Garden…or take one home! Dazzles with Dana Special Airbrush tattoos with a nature theme! Check out the Water Warrior -- the newest Ocean County Pump-Out Boat
Pump-Out Boats help to keep the Barnegat Bay clean by providing a convenient method of emptying wastewater holding tanks and portable toilets on boats. Stop by the Beach to learn more about this valuable summer service. (Ocean County Planning Department)
Fyke Net Demonstration What is a “fyke” net? Find out why this ancient form of catching fish is beneficial for fishermen and researchers today with Island Heights Councilman Albert Gabriel
Seining Demonstrations & Crabbing Check out the Summit Avenue Beach and learn more about what lives in Barnegat Bay and how you catch it!
Save those Bottle caps!! Bring your plastic bottle caps and used inkjet/laser printer cartridges to recycle! Stop by the Friends of Island Beach State Park table and drop them off!
Barnegat Bay Festival Exhibitors List from A-Z Alliance for a Living Ocean: Learn more about local clean-ups and how you can help keep the ocean free from debris! The Congressional Office of the Honorable John Adler will provide constituent information. Barnegat Bay Watershed and Estuary Foundation: Works to save where we live and play; find out how you can protect the Barnegat Bay watershed. Barnegat Bay Student Grant Program: Check out a display of the 2009 recipients and their projects. Barlow’s Flower Farm: Get your hands dirty - plant a seedling in a peat pot. Boy Scout Troop 195: This local troop cares about the Bay…check out their environmental shadow boxes. Learn more about how you can make a difference through Scouting. Cattus Island County Park: Take a free pontoon boat ride on the Toms River & Barnegat Bay (on the hour starting at 11 a.m.; bus will transport), or try your hand at seining at the Summit Avenue beach. Clean Ocean Action: Be a Barnegat Bay Buddy! Discover how you can be the solution to ocean pollution at this exhibit. The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey will share agency information and offer a fun, hands-on kids activity. Defenders of Wildlife: Find out more about this organization that is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Dynamic Ventures: Learn more about the potential for home based wind turbines Forked River Mountain Coalition: Mountains in Ocean County? Yes there are! Find out where.
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: Try your hand at
tracking an animal while finding out more about visiting one of our
local natural treasures.
Friends of Island Beach State Park: How can you be a friend to this magnificent state park? Find out here! Also drop off your plastic bottle caps and printer cartridges for recycling. (NJ) Forest Resource Education Center: Discover the animals of the forest here; see a special wood-carving demonstration. Greater Pinelands Dulcimer Society: Go back in time with this traditional and historic instrument and music. Harold Dauncey, a Monsignor Donovan High School senior, converted his Dodge pick-up to run on vegetable oil. He’ll let you take a peek under the hood as he tells you how he did it. Island Heights Cultural & Heritage Association: Recycle the past by preserving and renovating old homes. Find out more about the incredible Island Heights Garden Tour coming in June. Island Heights Environmental Committee: Meet members of our host borough’s Environmental Committee and learn how to make better use of your rainwater. Island Heights Senior Advisory Committee: Meet some of the local seniors of Island Heights and find out more about a local co-op they are trying to start. Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center: Learn more about this beautiful reserve which encompasses over 114,000 acres in southern New Jersey. Jenkinson’s Aquarium: Learn more about Bay creatures while making a special FROG craft. Find out more about these wonderful creatures who live in your backyard. Jersey Shore Animal Center: Meet some “gently used” shelter dogs who are looking for new homes. Lacey Rail-Trail Environmental Committee: Kids will love a chance to play FROG TOSS on the “wetlands pond” as they learn more about protecting our open spaces for recreational use. Literacy Volunteers: Want to serve your community through volunteerism? Find out more about this valuable service located at Ocean County College. Master Gardeners of Ocean County (Rutgers): What is a Master Gardener? Would you like to be one? What’s involved? Inquire here and get lots of great information about your garden. Pick up a Master Gardener Calendar and help support the effort. Marine Academy of Technology& Environmental Science: Meet a Live Terrapin and find out all about them from the students at M.A.T.E.S.; Participate in a terrapin hatchling survivor game. Marine Mammal Stranding Center: Find out about sea animals which need help returning to the wild. Have fun learning while making a craft.
Natural Resource Education Foundation: Experience the Barnegat
Bay through education.
Native Plant Society: Find out more about the native flora in New Jersey and how you can create beautiful and hardy gardens using them. Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst: Environmental Department is working with the state, county and local towns on sustainable land use. Find out more about the potentials of solar and wind power. Nelson Sailing Center: find out more about sailing on the Barnegat Bay. Knot-tying craft for the kids. NJ Lighthouse Society: Find out what’s being done to save our historic lighthouses and how you can help by viewing an interactive diorama. Various activities for the kids to enjoy, too! NJ Marine Sciences Consortium: Try your hand at making origami whales from recycled paper while you learn more about our local sea species. NJ DEP Division of Fish & Wildlife: Learn more about the Clean Vessel Act and how boaters can help keep the Bay clean by managing boat sewage. NJ DEP Watershed Ambassadors: Check out the awesome Enviroscape©, which is a model of a watershed; see how we all impact our waterways and how we can fight water pollution. Ocean County Juvenile Services (R.A.I.S.E. Program): Learn about solar power from the handmade solar hot water prototype and solar cookers; get some good pointers on how to build a better birdhouse…and check in on the worm farm Ocean County Library: Meet the Island Heights Friends of the Library & Library Staff: Try your hand at the kids’ spin wheel for prizes; have a go at making a special Bay Button. Ocean County Master Composters: See firsthand how to build a “compost pile” and find out how you can compost at home. Special Demonstration will be presented. Ocean County Mosquito Commission: Watch for the Giant Mosquito hovering nearby; find out the ins and outs of mosquito control. Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund: Learn more about this program that dedicates a portion of our county taxes to buy lands in Ocean County for conservation and farmland preservation. Ocean County Solid Waste Management: Find out more about how Ocean County Recycles…are there more things to recycle than you know? Pick up lots of information and activity books for the kids. Ocean County Soil Conservation District: Caring for the watershed means caring for the land as well. Find out more about what you can do to help. Ocean County Tourism Council: Spin the Wheel for Prizes…Take the pledge not to litter with Watershed Willie; Pick up your Barnegat Bay Buddy-in-Training bookmarks; Find out about all the things to see and do in Ocean County. Ocean County Utilities Authority: Learn more about proper fertilization. Get a sample of OCUA’s Oceangro. The Pickens Plan: Find out more about this grassroots organization that promotes renewable energy and the reduction of reliance on imported energy. The Potter Creek Crusaders from Berkeley Township Elementary share their experiences exploring the Potter Creek. Project Porchlight: Find out how just changing the light bulb in your porch light can make an environmental impact. Try your hand at the “Crank-Machine” to see the difference between an incandescent light bulb and a CFL.
Reclam the Bay: Have your picture taken in the Giant Clam!
Find out how clams and oysters are grown from seed and why shellfish
are so important to the ecology of our Bay. Find out how you can help
make their water safer for them.
Save Barnegat Bay: You probably have heard the controversies about nitrogen in the Bay. Stop by and find out more about its impact on the Bay and its watershed. Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center: Learn more about the opportunities to explore the natural and cultural history of the unique Sedge Island and its bounty of marine life and birds. Sierra Club: Learn more about this national environmental organization which is our nation’s oldest and largest. Get information about the New Jersey Chapter. Starbucks: learn more about using coffee grounds to improve your compost pile. Toms River Seaport Society & Museum: Find out more about this gem of a museum which features education and artifacts from our area’s rich maritime history. Trust for Public Land: Learn about land conservation and why it’s important to have plans for open space. Tuckerton Seaport: The seaport brings some of its history to Island Heights by way of duck carving and each apparatus drills. Stop by and visit. US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Bring the kids here for an activity that helps them to understand what should and should not go in the water and why water safety and cleanliness is important. Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters: Stop by the shade trees and meet some of the adorable dogs looking for new homes.
SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP with our Arts & Crafts Vendors!
Avian Environmental Services will have a selection of water system purifiers. Babies ‘n Bows features a collection of handcrafted girls’ dresses and doll dresses with “shore” themed fabrics Blueberry Fields is a line of homemade soaps, bath salts and fizzies, and bubble bath. Seashore Ceramics offers items with emphasis on marine life and seashore themes. The Clay Place brings whimsical sea creatures: mermaids, fish & crabs, wind chimes and clay wall pockets to the festival. Cheryl’s Jewels N More features hand painted glasses, jewelry, beach glass items, sea star ornaments and much more. Celtic Chairde features homemade and natural lip glosses. Janet Cebrick brings handcrafted bead and crystal jewelry to the festival Creations by Robin brings handmade jewelry including pieces with sea glass.
Earth Groomers, Inc.
is Northeast Organic Farming
Association (NOFA)-accredited and specializes in Organic Lawn Care
6. Eastern Shore Creations offers hand sewn quilts, doll clothes, crayon rolls, art smocks & totes. 7. F & M Novelties offers Sand Art for the Kids. 8. Frank Finale will be selling his books about the Jersey Shore. Find many stories, paintings, and poems as you leaf through these books which celebrate the natural beauty of the Jersey Shore. 9. Steve Fortunak recycles aluminum cans into fanciful bi-planes and clipper ships spinning in the wind. 10. Joyce Gagen brings her watercolors of nature, landscapes and seascapes to the festival. 11. Connie Haas offers handcrafted jewelry & rhinestone images on fun Tees. Happy Krabb Company features a tiny cartoon crab named “Happy Krabb” on its t-shirts and apparel. The JENSOY Candle Company will have 100% soy wax candles to offer. Seahorse Designs brings fun, funky, wearable designs to the festival along with jewelry, lanyards, bookmarks, fobs, and more. Shaklee will demonstrate go green products for cleaning your home. Gems by Les features one-of-a-kind wire-sculpted jewelry. Grace Station hand-makes floral centerpieces, swags and wreaths along with hemp and beaded jewelry Sham WOW is a reusable cleaning product that offers an alternative to paper towels. MGM Enterprises offers garden ceramics GeoGenix, LLC presents information on energy conservation and generation products and services Linda King has earthenware, ornaments, jewelry, wall hangings, and pottery, all with a natural/sea life theme. Enjoy the Wildlife Photography of the Barnegat Bay by Richard A. King Little Critters Illustrations highlights paintings and photographs of native plants and animals of New Jersey. Blackberry Apiary brings all things Bees with honey, candles, wax blocks and cosmetics. Wild Birds Unlimited provides for your backyard bird feeding needs; also features recycled bird feeders. Jake Millar of Beaver Dam Creek Boat Company builds classic rowing skiffs and custom canoes and kayaks. The perfect non-polluting way to see Barnegat Bay! Darrel Ochs brings back for another year his shipyard nautical gifts, shells, wooden boats, and picture frames. James Pavlick brings his nautical woodcraft and seashell creations. Designs by Doris features nautically inspired wreaths, mirrors, crosses, ornaments and lighthouses.
Sarah Montie Handknits
is the work of an Island Heights
crafter who uses natural fibers for the knitwear and shells and sea
glass for her jewelry.
Earthwise Organic Lawn Maintenance offers organic landscaping and an organic mosquito repellent treatment for the yard. Stafford Lighthouses features hand-crafted garden lighthouses lit with solar power. S & S Kitchens sweetens the festival with homemade cakes and sweet breads, jams and sticky buns. Tastefully Simple offers gourmet foods with an organic line too George Ulloa brings traditional Native Indian art to the Festival. Ultracare features a new all natural product for jellyfish stings. Waterbourne Spa and Candles offers all natural bath & body products packaged in recyclable containers. Check out Weathervanes for your home Wild Birds Unlimited: a refuge in your own backyard! Take care of your feathered friends. Wired2Save: Discover another way to save energy in your home; find out more about this energy conservation company Look at the WOW GREEN line of enzyme based green cleaning products
Sweet Jersey Kettle Korn Mystic Flavors Hawaiian Shaved Ice & Popcorn Arthur’s Hot Dogs Sierra Club offers a steak sandwich platter Pied Piper Ice Cream Funnel Cakes, French Fries, Gyros from Damian Jordan The Dock Box will keep you cool with all types of cold salads Frank’s Italian Ices Everything about Crepes for something sweet or savory Organic Eats from the Natural Foods General Store
Directions to the 12th Annual Barnegat Bay Festival For Vendors and Exhibitors: Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east to Vaughn/West End Avenues. Take a right on West End Avenue, go up the hill (keeping “Triangle Park” where the “Welcome to Island Heights” sign is located on your right), and take a left on Summit Avenue, then a right on East End Avenue (almost to the water). Cross over Van Sant Avenue and take your first left into the police station/municipal complex driveway (just after a small playground). You will be able to park your car in this parking lot with an issued parking pass. For the General Public: The parking lot at the Wanamaker Complex is reserved for vendors, exhibitors, and handicapped parking. We have arranged for a free shuttle bus to take you from the Island Heights Firehouse to the festival grounds. The bus will be circulating all day and we would recommend parking at the firehouse, although you are free to try to find on-street parking in the surrounding neighborhood following the directions above. If you would like to park at the firehouse, take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east to Vaughn/West End Avenues. Take a right on West End Avenue (keeping “Triangle Park” where the “Welcome to Island Heights” sign is located on your right), and a left on Lake Avenue. The firehouse will be one block up on your left on the corner of Lake and Maple.
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