The New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative (NJCRC) and Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will host the 2026 New Jersey Coastal & Climate Resilience Conference from Monday, March 9, through Wednesday, March 11, at the Seaview Hotel in Galloway. With a theme of “Navigating Changing Tides,” the event will build on the success of our 2024 conference, with hundreds of coastal and climate resilience professionals to gather, learn, collaborate and celebrate during the three-day event.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: County and municipal CEUs are now available at the conference! CMFO, CCFO, CPWM, RMC (8.5 contact hours), QPA (7.0 contact hours), and CTC (4.0 contact hours) CEUs can all be earned by attending.
LODGING: The conference will be held at the Seaview Hotel, located at 401 South New York Road in Galloway. Visit the hotel website or call the front desk at (609) 652-1800 for room reservations or questions.
Registration
Registration is now open! Reserve your tickets by Jan. 23 to take advantage of our early bird discount rate. Registration fees include access to all three days of conference activities, meals, refreshments, and networking events. Registrants may also choose to participate in an optional “Resilient by Nature” field trip on day three which includes bus transportation and lunch.
Registration Rates:
- Regular: $350
- Government rate: $275
- Student: $100
- Field Trip add-on: $50
If you require payment by cash, check, or invoice, please contact Laura Kerr (lkerr@stevens.edu) and Amanda Archer (amanda.archer@marine.rutgers.edu) for more information.
Download Our Conference App
Download our mobile app from Whova to get the fullest conference experience! With the free app, you can:
- NAVIGATE the event agenda and logistics, access useful information like ridesharing and local attractions through the Community Board
- NETWORK effectively. Explore attendee profiles and send messages to plan meetings and social activities
- PARTICIPATE in event activities through session likes, comments, ratings, live polling, tweeting, and more
Agenda & Speakers
Scroll below to view our interactive agenda with full details on session topics, speakers bios, and presentation abstracts. Check back frequently for updates.
PRINTABLE SCHEDULE: Click here for simplified print-friendly agenda (PDF) containing a session schedule, presentation topics, and speaker list (current as of 2/9/26).
VENUE MAP: A map showing the Seaview Hotel grounds and meeting rooms can be found here.
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Conference Sponsorships
This is New Jersey’s premier event for your company or organization to reach a diverse audience of representatives from agencies, non-profit organizations, municipalities, research institutes, and consulting firms who are all focused on coastal and climate resilience issues. By sponsoring our event, you can gain exposure to a highly engaged audience with the same interests as you.
Our traditional sponsorship packages have sold out, but we’d be happy to discuss how we can create a customized package that helps you meet your marketing goals and highlights you as a partner of the NJCRC. Please email Laura Kerr (lkerr@stevens.edu) or Terry Doss (tdoss@njsea.com) to discuss conference sponsorship opportunities further.
Thank You to Our Supporters
LEAD SPONSORS
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
EXECUTIVE SPONSORS
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA)
The American Littoral Society
The Jersey Shore Partnership
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT)
Native Shorelines
New Jersey Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
Northland Airboats
Renova Environmental Company
Rutgers University New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center
Scalgo USA
Society for Ecological Restoration Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Survair
Sustainable Jersey
Thanks also to the Barnegat Oyster Collective, Black & Veatch, Mahaney Consulting, the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, and Rippled Waters Engineering for contributing to this event.