The Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) recently facilitated two $15,000 grants in support of SoundWaters from donor-advised funds they manage. The first grant will help fund the Science Stars program for girls where we dive deep in to hands-on science and prove that it’s attitude, not aptitude that keep girls from entering STEM fields of […]
Westover Elementary 1st Graders went out to explore the sandy beach at SoundWaters this week. They learned all about the different bivalves and univalves that live in Long Island Sound. No shell left unturned! Working together gathering data, conducting experiments and having fun outdoors made for a wonderful day!
The captain and crew stepped all three masts this morning on the schooner SoundWaters. Now that the masts are in the crew will be busy attaching the standing and running rigging.
The Schooner SoundWaters broke ice as it went back in the water this morning. The masts and rigging will go back up tomorrow. The Schooner will return to Stamford on March 31 and education sails will begin on April 15.
SoundWaters first official spring field study took place today with a visit from every Hart Magnet Elementary School 3rd grader. These students conducted hands on STEM experiments to examine horseshoe crab blood and measured the salinity (amount of salt) in several mystery samples to determine where the water came from. Did you know that the […]
Thanks to all those who came out on Saturday to the snowy Schooner volunteer day. After shoveling the snow, and building a snowman, we were able to take the cover off and prepare the Schooner for the upcoming season.
Our terrapins are growing quickly, and SoundWaters is planning and preparing for their next stages. Eventually,
SoundGeneration, SoundWaters teen action team, put on a very successful event last night at the SoundWaters Center. Numerous high school students from Stamford, Darien, and Greenwich made their way through animal touch tank stations, horseshoe crab feeding stations and the Terrapin Room. Each animal at the touch tank stations had its very own fun fact. The […]
Our terrapins have been growing quickly and have now graduated from their nurseries to larger habitats! Their new habitats have about three times more room to swim, plus a larger basking area for them to rest and soak up light and warmth. To accommodate their larger spaces, they also have twice as many lights (for […]
