Catch of the Day!
Thanks to the mild Fall weather, SoundWaters students are still catching juvenile creatures while seining in Long Island Sound. Can you find the animal camouflaged in this photo?
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…and out
Now this one fits! This green crab molted its shell in less than one hour! Can you tell which is the exoskeleton only?
Growing up…
How do you grow when you have a shell on the outside of your body? Students from Dolan Middle School found this green crab in the seine net. The crab is molting, or shedding, the shell. A new, larger shell is underneath!
John Baxter Honored for Volunteer Efforts
SoundWaters Board Member, John Baxter was recognized today by the Volunteer Center of Southwestern Fairfield County with the Outstanding Established Adult Individual Volunteer at the 2013 Greenwich Volunteer Day Awards Ceremony. Since joining the board in 2007, John has been a dedicated and invaluable member of SoundWaters team. From all of us at SoundWaters – […]
Volunteers Made a Difference
Our hats off to more than 50 teens, adults and families who made a difference on Saturday, Oct. 5, to protect coastal birds and animals from trash and litter left by visitors to Cove Island Park. Working in teams, they collected and recorded more than 600 cigarette butts as well as pieces of plastic, glass […]
Half Hollows High School testing water quality in Oyster Bay
Students from Half Hollow High School are lowering LaMotte bottles over the side of the vessel to take samples of Water at 1 and 9 meters. Once they have collected the samples they will compare measurements of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen,and pH.
What do you find in Long Island Sound at low tide?
Ask any of the students from The Hewitt School. Guided by SoundWaters educators, these high school students spent their morning conducting population studies of the intertidal habitats in Long Island Sound. Among their findings were Atlantic silversides, comb jellies, green crabs, and pipe fish. Another exciting Fall day at SoundWaters!
Come sail with us on the last public sail of the 2013 season
Have you been meaning to come sailing with SoundWaters all summer and just haven’t made it out yet? You have one more chance! The weather looks great and we have plenty of space! Join us on Saturday, September 28 at 2pm for the final afternoon sail of the 2013 Public Sail Season. Help hoist the […]
2013-2014 Business & Environment Speaker Series
Sound Adaptations: Regional Responses to a Post-Sandy World. Mark your calendars and register today for SoundWaters upcoming speaker series, featuring a wide range of perspectives. For information and to RSVP, click here.
Center abuzz with repairs and maintenance
The SoundWaters Coastal Center is shored up and ready for a busy fall schedule. Contractors inside and out have replaced the front porch posts and deck, which had rotted from age and water damage; repaired the side porch roof partially destroyed by a falling tree; replaced 11 windows damaged by Sandy’s high winds; and refinished […]
