The Estuary:
Life in the Mix

  

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Estuary Exhibit logo

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Exhibit entry

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Exhibit title wall 		4
Wayfinder 		5
Estuary defined
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Exhibit logo 		7
Hands-on hinged pics 		8
Lightbox map 		9
NY/NJ Harbor Estuary program 		10
Historical View
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Historical View

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Historical View

13 Clamming Industry
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Clamming Industry
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Clamming Industry 		17
Fishing Industry 		18 Fishing Industry
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Recreation 		22
Ice Boat 		23
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Vocabulary fish mobiles
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Climb thru storm drain

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Climb thru storm drain		 29
Climb thru storm drain		 30
Fish or Foul game
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Fish or Foul game 		33 Fish or Foul game
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Polution and Video loop 		35
Estuary Biota
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Estuary Biota 		37
Salt marsh diorama 		38
Estuary Biota 		39
Under water life
Gallery views of the exhibit

April 13 through August 31, 2003

Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ

Curated by Avis H. Anderson, Stan Cain and Erik Johanson

Scope
The 2,300 sq ft main gallery was transformed with a combination of hands-on interactive activities, interpretive panels, antique and contemporary artifacts, instructional graphics and colorful nature photography.

The museum is located fairly closely to the estuary system of the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers, Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook Bay. The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Management Area is just a few miles away across the Sandy Hook Bay. All of these areas are under the auspices of the NY /NJ Harbor Estuary Program. The content was kept regional including nature photos of indigenous animals and plants.

The entire exhibit was curated, researched, designed, built and installed with a budget under 15k.

Overview
The Estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where fresh water mixes with salt water. integral to the food chain, diverse plant and animal life abound. This exhibition hopes to raise public awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy estuary system - especially our New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary.

Children and adults will gain a historical perspective of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, explore life in the unique plant and animal communities  in and under our waterways, and view the problems and benefits of the coastal playground, fishing, transportation, commerce and development of the estuarine environment. The adventurous can even crawl through a storm drain pipe. Visitors will learn about local resources for appreciating the significance of our estuaries and most importantly, ways to protect and maintain the waters around us.

Thanks
Photographers Don Riepe, Jeff Martin, Kathy Dorn Severini. Muralist Christine Shea. Video, Mike Obrien's iceboat. Clam Oyster Keeper Program and crab traps.

Funding
Partially funded by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program and the Monmouth Museum.