THE FIRST SCIENCE SATURDAY OF 2023
Date: Saturday January 14, 2023
Time: 11:00am
Topic: Our Coast: Understanding the broad scale of coastal issues including the natural resource that is our ocean.

Speaker: Britta Forsberg, Executive Director, Save Barnegat Bay
About the Speaker:
Britta Forsberg has been actively involved with the protection and restoration of Barnegat Bay since her childhood. She grew up playing on the Bay everyday at Forsberg’s Boat Yard, her family’s business in Point Pleasant. At 18, she was named Ocean County’s “Environmentalist of the Year,” for her passion and commitment. She later served in local government on the Lavallette Borough Council from 2003 to 2009, affecting many environmental programs and policies. She currently drives Save Barnegat Bay’s advocacy efforts by working alongside locally elected officials, county government, state legislators and federal representatives. Britta’s current position as well as her personal experience of being an advocate from her youth will help to inspire and directly inform the public on important Barnegat Bay issues.