Marine Conservation Day Set at Nature Center

CAPE MAY — Artist and Marine Conservationist Guy Harvey tops the list of who’s who appearing at the Nature Center of Cape May on Tues., Aug. 17. The event, called “Marine Conservation Day,” will take place from 1-4 p.m.
Harvey is a unique blend of artist, scientist, diver, angler, conservationist and explorer. For the past 19 years, he has made regular appearances at Cape May’s Mid-Atlantic $500,000 fishing tournament. Until this year only tournament participants had access to the famous artist and his work.
This year, however, Guy Harvey artwork, prints, posters, clothing and the artist himself will be available to the public in the nature center’s Trucksess Welcome Center. Attendees are also invited to bring their own Harvey items for him to sign.
Today he dedicates much of his talent, time and resources to programs that protect our oceans, fish populations and reef systems. The Guy Harvey Research Institute and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation have taken leadership roles in providing the scientific information necessary in this pursuit.
In addition to Harvey, the afternoon reception includes other prominent artists and conservationists as well.
The incredible glass artwork of Artists Robert and Tammy Derwick of Fineline Glass will be on display on the first floor of the Trucksess Welcome Center. Robert Derwick, whose exhibition consists of astonishingly beautiful glass room dividers, mirrors and sculpture, will be on hand to greet the public and talk about his work. Learn more about Derwick and his art at finelinestudioglass.com.
The glass exhibition will be on display for a week beginning Aug. 16 at the nature center.
NJ Audubon President and Author Tom Gilmore will sign copies of his books, “False Albacore” and “Tuna on the Fly.” An excerpt from “Tuna on the Fly” was reprinted in “On the Rip” magazine published by South Jersey Tournaments, which hosts the Mid Atlantic $500,000 Fishing Tournament being held this same week.
Gilmore has written three books on fishing.
Pete Dunne, NJ Audubon’s vice president of Natural History Information and Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, will sign copies of his newest book, “Bayshore Summer.” Dunne’s book is the second in a series of four; the first is “Prairie Spring.”
With all of these activities set against the beautiful backdrop of the Nature Center of Cape May and Cape May Harbor, “Marine Conservation Day” is the place to be on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 17. Bring the family and come on down.
For more information, contact the nature center at (609) 898-8848 or visit us on facebook at NJ Audubon’s Nature Center of Cape May, 1600 Delaware Ave.