Eco-Cruise will tour rivers on July 27

The Holmdel-based Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) group will participate in its third NY/NJ Baykeeper Eco-Cruise.

The Navesink River Tour will pass scenic Jersey Shore towns, pristine salt marshes and sedge islands, forest covered bluffs and a wide variety of commercial and pleasure boats.

The tour will leave from the Keyport waterfront aboard the Captain John 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 27 and return by 7:30 p.m.

Deborah Mans, executive director of NY/NJ Baykeeper will narrate the trip. Tickets are $45 and $40 for children under 12. NY/NJ Baykeeper will provide sandwiches, and CILU will contribute wine.

CILU has reserved 60 of 100 seats, and asks interested parties to please RSVP by July 7 to guarantee a seat. Reservations will be taken up to July 15, subject to seat availability.

E-mail or call Jenni Blumenthal at jblumenthal@comcast.net or 732.264.8482 to RSVP.

Checks should be made out to CILU, and mailed to CILU, 41 Stoney Brook Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733.

Guests arriving at the Keyport Waterfront July 27 should look for a sign for the Captain John and sign in at the dock by 3:15 pm.