Galloway,  N.J. – N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe will be the keynote speaker at the second Jersey Shore Beach Report sponsored by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy and the Coastal Research Center at Stockton University.

The event will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 1 at Stockton University Atlantic City Academic Center, 3711 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City.

McCabe will speak and also take questions on coastal issues submitted by the audience.

Other participating speakers are:

• Ambassador and former U.S. Congressman William J. Hughes, sponsor of the federal ocean dumping ban.

 

• Stewart Farrell, Director of the Coastal Research Center at Stockton University, who will speak New Jersey beach restoration and municipal coastal issues.

 

• James Rutala of Rutala Associates, who will talk about efforts to develop a coastal resiliency center at Stockton University in Atlantic City.

The event is free and open to the public. Public parking is available at the Hartford Avenue lot or in the parking garage.  Registration is requested at stockton.edu/hughes-center.

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Contact:
Diane D’Amico
Director of News and Media Relations
Stockton University
Galloway, N.J. 08205
Diane.DAmico@stockton.edu
609-652-4593
609-412-8069
stockton.edu/media