We are grateful for the ocean
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As we reflect on the year behind us and on the work ahead in the new year, we are grateful to work in ocean science and education. We are grateful for the ocean and for all the work you do to promote ocean literacy. Here are 7 ways we are grateful:
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Grateful that the ocean continually reshapes Earth
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Grateful for the ocean's effect on our weather
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Grateful for the ocean making Earth a place we can live and breathe
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Grateful to be inextricably interconnected
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Grateful to still have so much wonder
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Piscataqua Science Cafe - presented by Gundalow Company
Citizen Science: By the People, For the People with Malin Clyde and Alyson Everhardt. January 15th at Portsmouth Brewery. Doors open at 5pm, event starts at 6pm. Next topic: Climate Change on February 19.
Click here for more information.
When
: Thursday, March 5th, 8 am to 1pm
Where
: Northeastern University Boston, MA
What
: Enjoy three speakers, Q&A and discussion
over delicious food and drinks
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Wade Institute 2020
Opportunities
- Professional Development Seminar Series: Are you seeking ways to enhance the science, technology and engineering content of your educational programs and exhibits? Dates: January 16th, February 6th, March 12th and April 9th (9:30 am – 3:30 pm) Location: Higgins University Center, Clark University, Worcester, MA Cost: $45/seminar; $125/3 seminars; $160/all 4 dates PDP certificates are available for those participating in 2 or more seminar dates. Register here
- 2020 Climate Change Institute: Our Climate, Our Communities: Science, Systems, and Solutions Hybrid Institute for Middle & High School Educators Online Dates: February 24th – May 8th, 2020 On-site Dates: February 29th, March 21st, April 11th and May 2nd (9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Location: Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Cost: $425/participant; $400/participant if attending with one other teacher from your school district; $375/person if attending with two of more other teachers from your school or district PDPs and graduate credit are available for this workshop. Registration Deadline: Friday, February 14th More Information
NOAA—21st CCLC WATERSHED STEM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP GRANTS
Deadline: Thursday, February 6, 2020
NOAA is excited to be working with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to offer a grant opportunity to bring together two great programs: NOAA B-WET and the U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). These grants will enable experienced environmental education providers to work with 21st CCLC sites to deliver authentic STEM experiences emphasizing NOAA’s assets and expertise.
More Information
On Tuesday, January 21, 2 pm ET/11 AM PT, Dr. Patrick Crist of PlanIt Forward LLC and Pete Cutter of NatureServe will present results from a recent vulnerability assessment conducted on various watersheds across the U.S. Led by a consortium of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, US federal agencies, and other organizations, this work included extensive stakeholder engagement, and the subsequent products are now available to the public.
Register here
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We are so grateful for working collaboratively
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We are grateful for our community. I like to think of NEOSEC as a fluid or liquid. Member organizations easily move and change their relative positions but with no disruption or separation of the whole. We are mission driven, all working to promote ocean literacy, we operate on trust not control, we promote the best work being done on each subject, and we actively work to build each other up. Even if you are not a NEOSEC member organization, you too can adopt this mindset by asking, "How can I help a you?" Make it your goal to help others grow and achieve their missions.
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Image by John Hain from pixabay
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The
National Marine Life Center
is a marine animal hospital and also a science and education center. They rehabilitate and release stranded marine mammals and sea turtles.
Cape Cod is a stranding hotspot. Hundreds of marine animals strand alive and in need of medical care every year. The National Marine Life Center is meeting that need. Their core mission is to rehabilitate and release stranded marine mammals and sea turtles. They believe that through rehabilitation, they can help individual animals, learn more about marine animal species and wildlife disease, and share what we learn to promote ocean conservation. They post great videos of the releases!
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We are 60 institutions from across New England including aquariums, museums, universities, associations, government entities, and science and research centers that share a commitment to making Ocean Literacy a goal for all of New England. Our combined expertise, resources, and networks strengthen our member institutions and their programs and services to meet their own missions and our collective mission:
Leveraging and strengthening the region's extraordinary ocean science and educational assets to advance understanding of the vital connections between people and the ocean.
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