We ended the fifth week ofour summer season with an exciting week of marine science! This week’s topic “Singled Out” focused on“Plastic Pollution.”Our “budding scientist” dove deep into the topic with creativity, curiosity, and passion for our planet. One of the highlights of the week was our “Trashion Show” whenwe turn trash into treasure by designing and modeling our own outfits made entirely out of recycled materials. The creativity blew us away and a blast showing off their designs was had by all! Our young marine scientists got hands-on experience during our mussels and green crab dissection. We investigated microplastics in the bodies of ocean creatures, and we created a gyre simulation to explore how ocean currents move plastic pollution around the globe. We wrapped up the week with an inspiring clean ocean march. With signs wecreatedwe marched around our campus in a show of environmental activism. We’re so very proud of our passion for a clean earth! 

A huge thank you to Steve and Pam Meserve for talking with us about their shad fishery on Lewis Islandlocated on the Delaware River, and to Rena Smith, assistant foreman at the Boothbay Region Refuse Transfer Station, for helping us better understand where our waste goes and why it matters. We also want to give a big shoutout to our amazing parent drivers/chaperones for driving to and from our field trip—your support made the experience possible!  

Week five at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) filled our sailing program with excitement and growth despite some weather-related challenges. Early in the week, sailors took to the water in BSSC’s Turnabouts, Sonars, Precision 15, rowboats, and kayaks enjoying sunny sails and good paddles and rows. The sailors in the Stay’s’l Program (ages 9 – 17) had a special opportunity to sail out to nearby Perch Island, where they landed and explored. Midweek, dense fog rolled into Linekin Bay temporarily pausing all on the water activities. However, sailors made the most of it by honing essential sailing skills like rigging and knot tying. On Thursday, the younger sailors took a fascinating trip to Sherman S. Brewer’s Sail Loft, where they got a behind-the-scenes look at how sails are crafted. The week wrapped up with a memorable adventure, as the older campers rowed and kayaked their way out to Perch Island, closing out another incredible week on and off the water.