In March, we hosted the last of our Cabin Fever Series with deep sea researcher Dr. Lauren Rice. Participants learned all about what it takes to be a deep sea explorer in intriguing deep sea ecosystems.
Throughout March, Oceanside Middle School Gifted & Talented students attended a series of programs on ocean plastics. Students sampled Drift Inn Beach sand and water for microplastics, created ocean gyre models, and identified plastics under the microscope. Giving Tree Learning Center students investigated the migratory phenomenon of anadromous alewives through role-playing, graphing, and field exploration on Tuesdays with Alaina. This week, they went out to a local stream to check water quality and look for aquatic insects! The RSU 13 students had a blast with us studying Microplastics.
UPCOMING APRIL PROGRAMS
We have some exciting school and community programs coming up at HGCSC!
April 2 @ 4pm: Needle-felting Nudibranchs with Aquarist Ava Travis was a success! Eleven attendees created colorful sea slugs to take home. April 12: Touch Tank event at Owl's Head Transport Museum STEM Days. April 15 at 10:30 am: Aquatots at Jackson Memorial Library: Outstanding Octopuses April 18 at 10:30 am: Aquatots at Rockland Public Library: Pretty Cool Polar Bears April 17th at 6pm:Spring Fever: Art + Science program. Join us to learn about science communication through art! A discussion panel featuring science communicators, museum professionals, and artists followed by audience Q&A. Refreshments provided. April 22 at 9am:Volunteer Day at Herring Gut! We appreciate our volunteers and would like to treat you to breakfast and have a day of fun and volunteerism. April 23:Teachers: Learn how to Collect Data in the Outdoors with your students at HG’s professional development workshop! Earn a stipend for completing the training. Register and find out more at herringgut.org. April 30 at 1:30pm: Coastal Meetup–Coastal Flood monitoring with GMRI. April (Date TBD): Seaweed Walk & Lakin’s Gorges Seaweed Cheese Tasting in Waldoboro
