UNH Marine Docents
Blog Posts in Category: UNH Marine Docents
Great Bay Cruise offers perspectives on the water
Tue, 08/09/2016 - 10:48am
This summer has been dry in New Hampshire -- so dry, in fact, that many Seacoast towns have enacted restrictions or bans on certain types of water usage. We're blessed with bays and the ocean nearby, and so it may seem easy to forget about the drought if you live near these waterways. Water samples taken on a recent science-based cruise into N.H.'s Great Bay told the real story, though.
Julia Peterson, water resources specialist with N.H. Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension, led the...
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Bringing the ocean to Dover
Tue, 08/02/2016 - 1:53pm
The Woodman Museum in Dover, N.H., hosted a day-long "Discover the Ocean" event last week run by the UNH Marine Docents. With plenty of interactive exhibits like squid dissection and marine life touch tanks, the kids who attended the event spent hours engaged in learning about marine science topics.
Above: Kids learn how to measure lobsters.
Above: A young girl holds a crab at the touch tank.
Above: Squid dissection was a huge hit at the Woodman Museum's Discover the Ocean event last week...
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Plankton 101: The basics on Gulf of Maine plankton and why you should thank them
Tue, 06/07/2016 - 9:04am
Many of us know that plankton form the basis of the aquatic food chain, but aside from that, these miniature creatures are probably a bit of a mystery, right? Well, if you breathe air, then you should really take a closer look at these tiny aquatic powerhouses that create much of the oxygen we take into our lungs.
So what exactly are plankton? Plankton are microscopic organisms that are found in marine and freshwater, drifting with the currents because they are unable to swim against the force...
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SeaTrek Program focuses on climate change and ocean acidification
Wed, 06/01/2016 - 10:56am
A SeaTrek Program is getting a much-needed update to reflect more current scientific knowledge about climate change and ocean acidification.
Educational programming has to keep up with our changing understanding of science and must be conveyed in a way that different age groups can readily grasp, explained Mark Wiley, marine educator for N.H. Sea Grant/UNH Cooperative Extension. The updated Climate Change SeaTrek Program offered by the UNH Marine Docents in the fall of 2016 will be aimed at two...
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Family boat building workshop: A docent's perspective
Fri, 05/20/2016 - 7:27am
As a Marine Officer, I've spent many years on the water and have a deep appreciation for the marine environment. In retirement, I've been able to become involved in volunteering. As a UNH Marine Docent I've enjoyed using my skills in certain areas of learning and instruction.
The Family Boat Building Program is one of those areas where I've become increasingly involved and evermore interested in passing on some of the knowledge that I've attained over the years as a professional mariner. ...
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