STEM Academy students wore waders and life jackets and fished for animals in the intertidal zone as part of their population study. Everyone worked together to maneuver a 10′ seine net and dip nets. The students collected, counted and identified 3 species of fish, shrimp, hermit crabs and a horseshoe crab! Great job everyone!
Every Saturday through Aug. 23, SoundWaters is leading guided canoe tours on Holly Pond at Cove Island Park. Tours begin 10 am and 12 pm. Sign up the day of the event. For more information on canoe tours.
Aboard the schooner, students set the sails, performed a plankton population study, identified benthic animal adaptations, measured wind speed & direction, conducted groundwater filtration trials and hauled in the trawl net. For many this was their first experience on a boat. Pictured above, students are preparing to deploy a LaMotte Sampler to collect water from […]
Every Saturday through Aug. 23, SoundWaters is leading guided canoe tours on Holly Pond at Cove Island Park. Tours begin 10 am and 12 pm. Sign up the day of the event. For more information on canoe tours.
The campers from Cold Spring Harbor Boat club had a great trawl today. Not only did they pull up this ginormous fluke, they also pulled up 5 horseshoe crabs, 4 mantis shrimp, 3 large scups, 2 sea robins, and 3 window pane flounder.
We have two great ways for you to get on the water this weekend! Join us for a guided canoe tour on Holly Pond or Afternoon or Sunset sail on the Schooner SoundWaters! Discover Birds and Marine Life While Paddling on Holly Pond in Cove Island Park. Trips are on Saturdays and begin 10 am […]
SoundWaters STEM Academy participants began their hydroponics experiment today! Students discussed alternative ways to grow plants and food, measured soil levels, chose seeds and began their plant journal. Check back to see the growth!
Many thank to our terrific community partners at First County Bank. In this photo, Bank Vice Presidents Tripp Moore (also a SoundWaters Board member!) and Gene Schreiner present a check for $10,000 to SoundWaters Executive Director Leigh Shemitz. First County Bank provides annual scholarship support so that all students have the opportunity to learn and […]
The Salem Elementary students from Port Washington are treated to a sure sign of summer when they caught the first blue crab of 2014.
We’re enjoying a wonderful sail out of Oyster Bay. We were making 4 knots down wind when we took this photo.
