SoundWaters, headquartered in Stamford is expecting delivery Wednesday of 25 diamondback terrapin hatchlings seized when U.S. customs inspectors in Alaska intercepted an illegal shipment reportedly destined for China. Leigh Shemitz, President of SoundWaters, reports that a nursery for the baby terrapins has been set up at the Coastal Education Center in Cove Island Park that […]
Last month we showcased the spider crabs and their molts. This month we have a whole new molt for you! Shown in the picture on the left is the molts from horseshoe crabs in their first year of life. We have these molts from juvenile horseshoe crabs living in our SoundWaters Aquarium! For the horseshoe crab to grow […]
Our SoundKids are at it again! Our little scientists have created a mural for their classrooms to showcase all the animals they have discovered. Given a science or art, our preschoolers always excel in their challenge! Maple Avenue and Franklin Commons Childcare Learning Centers’ SoundKids program have officially wrapped up today. Their preschoolers can now educate you about all the animals, […]
Franklin Commons Pre-School students learned all about the world of seastars, bivalves, and univalves yesterday! What is a univalve you ask…….well the preschoolers of Franklin Commons can tell you! In the picture, one of SoundWaters’ curious little scientists is discovering what a clam is! Every SoundKids program has a special science experiment section, in this case they are learning about the […]
The SoundWaters education team set off to expand our knowledge yesterday! Three educators attended the 14th Flatfish Biology Conference yesterday in Westbrook, CT. There we learned about flatfish species locally (Long Island Sound) and globally (Gambia, West Africa). Fun fact: During daylight Winter flounder stay sedentary, but at night they come alive and migrate to new locations! The other […]
The students, or should I say ecologists, at Hart Elementary School just learned all about the deciduous forest. The 4th grade ecologists learned about the climate,animals, and location of the deciduous forest in their after-school program with SoundWaters. They made some wonderful Thanksgiving Turkeys in honor of Thanksgiving and their recent ecological discoveries! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
SoundKids are making new discoveries! Maple Avenue Pre-School children learned all about our favorite Diamond Back Terrapin, Cony this week. They discovered how special the Diamond Back Terrapin is, due to the fact that this is the only turtle that can live its’ entire life in brackish water. The SoundKids at Maple Avenue were able to meet […]
Do you know what the word brackish means? The preschoolers of Stamford do! This week SoundKids have started to explore Long Island Sound. SoundKids is SoundWaters Preschool science exploration program. During this multi-week program, SoundWaters educators will be visiting 12 classrooms in 5 schools, using live animals, science, and art to learn all about Long Island Sound. This […]
The Schooner frame cover was completed on Friday.
A special thanks to the 25 volunteers from Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide who made a difference at SoundWaters on Wednesday! SoundWaters benefited from the generosity of Starwood who lent us time,energy and hands-on muscle power to close down our waterfront for the season. Starwood volunteers scrubbed, removed old decals, and prepared the Optis for the winter […]
