Category: Educational

Sarah Gilman’s Dispatches from the Edge of the World

1/14/2021 - In the summer of 2019, Gilman traveled to Alaska’s Bering Sea for Hakai Magazine. In what became “The Island That Humans Can’t Conquer,” our most read story of 2020, she explored St. Matthew Island, the state’s most distant outpost, which has defied permanent human habitation. In her newest feature, “Keeping Watch… SEE MORE

Portrait of Emperor Penguins with research vessel, Nathaniel B Palmer near Thwaites Glacier.

Antarctic Science and Life as a Marine Technician

1/20/2021 - Come learn about scientific expeditions in the Antarctica with Joee Patterson, who has been a Marine Technician on nine expeditions. The Zoom talk will be on Wednesday, January 20, 6:30 p.m. Antarctica is home to some of the most inaccessible places on earth. The harsh environment, alien landscapes, unique inhabitants,… SEE MORE

The Power of Plants Will Protect the Bay Webinar

1/13/2021 - Titled “Nature,” the webinar will describe how Bay Area scientists are collaborating on ways to protect and restore the Bay shoreline utilizing plants underwater, in the wetlands, and along the shoreline. The results so far tell an encouraging story. Restoring the tidal marshes provides not only resilience to climate change… SEE MORE

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The Tale of the Christmas Tree Ship

12/12/2020 - Join the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation for a unique Blue Beacon event celebrating the cultural heritage of shipwrecks in our national marine sanctuaries through the story of the Christmas Tree Ship... and home baked cookies! Pour your hot cocoa and drop by their Facebook page on Saturday, December 12th as they tell the… SEE MORE