Leatherback turtles are the largest of all sea turtles, capable of reaching over six-feet in length and over 1,000 pounds. These huge creatures have a range that spans across almost every ocean worldwide—including the waters of Long Island Sound, where a Leatherback was entangled in a lobster buoy near Orient Point earlier this month. This […]
With the summer heating up, Camp SoundWaters took to the water! Canoes race around Holly Pond with sailboats speeding by and campers boogie boarding in the shallow waters. Campers are having a great time splashing around in the summer heat!
On Monday, the 2015 STEM Academy kicked off with a great start! 31 registered students from several of Stamford’s public schools arrived here at SoundWaters ready to learn. The Academy’s four week program has many exciting activities and opportunities for these rising 5th grade students. Over the past five days, students have gone on Schooner SoundWaters, used […]
This week campers participated in the annual SoundWaters Olympic Games! They channeled their inner olympian through beach and land games. Games included crab races, potato sac races, a sandy beach long jump complete with a game of tug of war! Campers had a great time with the friendly competitions where everyone was a winner.
Last month, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Integration and Application Network sent out a “report card” of sorts to highlight the ecological health of the Sound. The results of this study ranged from “A” to “F”— very good quality along the Eastern Sound to very poor quality by the Western Narrows, near […]
Today began our 4 week program with the Chester Addison Community Center. Campers ranging in age from pre-school children to third graders will be visiting SoundWaters two times over the course of the coming month. Campers will learn about the many Long Island Sound habitats as well as all the animals that call the Sound […]
The Stamford Advocate stopped by Camp SoundWaters last week to check out all the fun we are having! More photos from the visit can be found here: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Summer-Camp-at-SoundWaters-6366466.php#photo-8259505
Great sunset sail this evening! We still have tickets available for tomorrow’s sails. https://soundwaters.org/come-sailing/public-sails/
Last month, Long Island Sound was greeted by the presence of some unusual visitors. On May 10th, three young beluga whales were spotted off of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The trio moved further in to Long Island Sound, eventually resting near Fairfield, Connecticut and drifting along shorelines. Their presence in the Sound was not […]
With Camp SoundWaters comes sailing! Our Terrapins, Bluefish, Stingrays, and Sharks are exploring the world of sailing on Holly Pond and Long Island Sound. The Sharks, grades 7-9, are pictured here sailing PICOs on Long Island Sound. There is always an adventure to be had here at Camp SoundWaters! Follow us at www.campsoundwaters.org/camp
