SoundWaters is proud to announce that one of our horseshoe crabs began a new stage of its life this week! This juvenile horseshoe crab slowly been preparing to molt during the sailing season on the Schooner SoundWaters and completed this great change in the SoundWaters aquarium last night! In order to grow, these animals must […]
To help our SoundGeneration high school interns grow as a team (and to have some holiday season fun!), we issued a challenge. These students were tasked with creating and testing a prototype “ferry, ” then marketing their creation to prospective customers! Our panel of judges was very impressed with their creative designs and presentations.
The SoundWaters educators are thankful for fantastic students! Visiting classrooms full of hardworking and enthusiastic children and hearing them proudly share what they’ve learned makes any day a great one.
3rd grade students in Stamford and Norwalk received some surprise guests in their classroom – animals from the Long Island Sound! Earlier this fall, SoundWaters educators brought these students to visit and learn about some of the Sound’s coastal habitats; now the children are expanding their knowledge by learning about how animals survive in these habitats. Our students are […]
Thanks so much to everyone who joined us Tuesday at the SoundWaters Annual Meeting. It was a great evening to celebrate SoundWaters. Scott Mitchell, chair of the Board of Directors kicked off the meeting by saluting outgoing board members Bill Mahone and Lisa Miller for their years of service on the Board of Directors – […]
The crew of the schooner SoundWaters framed and covered the schooner over the past two days. We sped the process up to take only 47 seconds. SoundWaters Gets Framed and Covered from SoundWaters on Vimeo.
We are thrilled to have received a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for our students to conduct an urban field study comparing water quality and species diversification at two coastal sites in Stamford. Our students will investigate and analyze conditions at John Boccuzzi Park, located in the highly commercial and industrial Stamford […]
Please join us SoundWaters 2015 Annual Meeting With special guest speaker Robin Tauck Topic: Celebrating Special Places on Long Island Sound Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:00pm – 8:00pm SoundWaters Coastal Center Cove Island Park 1281 Cove Road, Stamford CT Light Refreshments Please RSVP by November 13 https://soundwaters-11-17.eventbrite.com 203 406 3314 hstarks@soundwaters.org
An intrepid team of 6th grade students from Rogers International School just began a project that will continue through the rest of their school year. On a trip to SoundWaters, they learned about coastal habitats, collected data on conditions in Long Island Sound and explored the adaptations that enable local animals, like the horseshoe crab, […]
The crew of the schooner SoundWaters worked quickly to down rig the sails, gaff and booms this past weekend. They are busy preparing the boat to haul out later this week. SoundWaters Downrigging wide from SoundWaters on Vimeo.
