Summer may be ending but 475 campers will stay warm with memories of swimming in Long Island Sound, exploring beaches and salt marshes, examining sea stars, terrapins, crabs and sea shells and canoeing or sailing in the waters off Cove Island Park. Every day brought exciting adventures, fun-filled science activities and very cool facts about […]
Environmental sails aboard the Schooner SoundWaters have been a mainstay of our public education in the Stamford area. This year we are sailing eastward to bring our high quality, time-tested shipboard experience to more adults and children through Long Island Sound. During the 2012 sailing season, SoundWaters is offering two-hour Public Engagement Sails in selected ports […]
Each spring, a dramatic scene unfolds on our beaches as horseshoe crabs make their way from the depths of Long Island Sound to the sandy beaches to lay and fertilize their eggs. Here at Cove Island Park, the annual pilgrimage of hundreds of mating horseshoe crabs captures the imagination of students and the public who […]
SoundWaters presented Governor Dannel P. Malloy with the first Founder’s Award to recognize his passion and commitment to education and to Long Island Sound. More than 400 guests toasted the Governor at SoundWaters 17th annual Tall Ships Ball, held May 12 at Harbor Point Waterfront in Stamford, to benefit SoundWaters education programs. A Founder’s Award […]
This Spring, Bridgeport students got outside over spring break to learn about Long Island Sound and their nearby coastal habitats: They hauled in a trawl net aboard the 80′ Schooner SoundWaters; examined marine animals pulled from a seine net at Seaside Park; and dissected squid at their community centers. This Spring, Bridgeport students got outside […]
Every Stamford 8th grader is headed to the Mianus River during March and April, but it is more than just a walk in the park. These middle school students are engaged in a science enrichment program with SoundWaters to conduct numerous experiments, using scientific instruments to test and compare water and soil at various points […]
Do you know the meaning of brackish, regeneration, camouflage? Just ask any preschooler who participates in SoundWaters SoundKids program and you’ll be surprised at the number of correct answers you’ll get from these 3- and 4-year-olds. Once a week, for seven weeks over the fall and winter, SoundWaters educators have been visiting 15 classrooms in […]
A group of middle school students, when given the opportunity to select a community service project, decided that picking up trash along the habitats at Cove Island Park was exactly what they wanted to do. “I was shocked” said Stacey Olsen, a science teacher and homeroom advisor at Scofield Middle School, where each homeroom group […]
