Film Festival Monday

Join us July 29 at the Reel Theatre (4pm, Scituate MA) as we celebrate the premier of Eden's Revenant.

Eden's Revenant was shot and edited by Owen Gurtz, a rising high school senior. The film is the culmination of a 2 year artistic effort supported by MIT Sea Grant funding. It follows CSCR's student team as they design an original research project (supported by the Marjot Foundation) to better understand why eelgrass beds are declining so rapidly throughout the world.

Free Admission for all students of all ages. A modest donation of $5, $10, or $20 is asked of adults; cash, check or Venmo @cohassetcscr.

Special Program for Girls and Young Women

Fridays in August

Join Ciara Hughes, CSCR Intern, on Friday, Aug 2 for a creative session of art and science for middle school girls and young women. Ciara, pictured above with her giant starfish of marine debris, is excited to share her passion for addressing the global problem of marine debris through creative expression while empowering women of all ages to be leaders in the sciences and in their communities. Ciara is currently earning a degree at the University of Miami in marine mammal sciences, a pathway to veterinary care and research in marine mammal conservation.

Ocean Acidification: Monitoring the Crisis in MA

Science tells us "the world’s oceans have become increasingly acidic. The main drivers of ocean acidification in Massachusetts are (1) global increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting from anthropogenic emissions, and (2) local nutrient pollution leading to the eutrophication of coastal waters."

In other words, what we're doing on land is harming the ocean.

If we continue building an economy dependent upon fossil fuels as its source of energy while favoring coastal development over conservation and preservation of natural resources, "Massachusetts will be disproportionately affected by ocean acidification due to the relative importance of its coastal economies and environments" (MA Report 2021).

CSCR students are working to better understand this threat to our local waters. Using HOBO data loggers, pH, temperature, and conductivity fluctuations are under study. Preliminary data shows an interesting relationship between pH, temperature, and tide that students will continue to monitor. Rising and falling tides bring warming and cooling waters in and out of the Greater Bassings Beach Basin; pH rises and falls with the tides, yet inversely rises and falls as waters warm and cool.

While data needs to be collected over the course of more than one season, pH values that remain above 8 are what we need to see in our local waters.

Weekly Bacteria Monitoring Results

South Shore Charter School Collaboration Continues

Over the edge she goes! Click here to follow.

TGIS Special Edition Number 77 July 27 2024