It is really hard to try to capture and describe how amazing the Norman Bird Sanctuary is. I first became acquainted with this beautiful 300-acre preserve in Middletown, RI as a camp counselor in my college days. It was definitely one of my most memorable summers, getting to hike all over the property and teach environmental education to […]
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Savannah Marine Education Center and Aquarium
Back in April, when I (and the rest of Rhode Island) had had just about enough of the brutal winter weather, I jumped at the chance to attend a work conference in Savannah, Georgia. Because my office deals with research vessels, most of our meetings are in beautiful coastal locations. I had been eager to […]
Woods Hole Science Aquarium
If you didn’t know any better, you’d think that Wood’s Hole, MA is just another quaint seaside village that comes to life with summer tourists. It has delicious restaurants, cute shops, and beautiful ocean views. But there are so many more amazing things going on behind the walls of those small and historic New England cottages and old brick buildings of […]