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The high water mark; the area at the top of a beach where debris is deposited.
New York State Marine Education Newsletter
May 2022
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Registration is open!
As we hope you know by now, NYSMEA is hosting the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) hybrid conference this summer at Hofstra University on Long Island. This would be a great time for you to take a look at our two organizations. We have a lot to offer!
Take a look below and at past Strandlines to understand our focus.
If you go to the NMEA Conference page
https://www.marine-ed.org/conference/2022
you will see the wonderful program that we have set up for you.
This is a great time to join both organizations!
NYSMEA Dues $20/yr NMEA Dues $60/yr
Join or renew NYSMEA as a member for only $20!
Then as a member you can join or renew NMEA for a $15 discount.
And that's not all! Until World Ocean's Day, June 8th, you can use code OceanDecade for an additional $20 discount off your NMEA dues.
So you can join both organizations and save $35 dollars!
But there is more! As a NYSMEA member you get $50 off the Full or Lite Conference Registration Package! Promo Code: NYSMEA_$50OFF
So if you do the math you can join both organizations before June 8th - you get $85 off the cost of the two memberships and the Conference Registration.
Join before May 31st to qualify for the Early Bird prices and save another $50 on your registration.
Please consider contacting Conference Chair Sarah Richards at nmea2022@marine-ed.org to become part of our team. We need many members/volunteers to have a successful conference.
https://www.marine-ed.org/conference/2022
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You must register for this free, virtual event at:
https://forms.gle/ReYqHQgdPc1imrSt5
See you there!
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It’s My Estuary Day 2022, June 4th at Kaiser Park in Coney Island - 9am-2pm
We are excited for you to join our community stewardship event,
Everyone will assist in cleaning up the shoreline.
* The Brooklyn Bridge Park Boat House will be on hand offering kayaking in the Coney Island Creek
* The New York State Marine Education Association in conjunction with the Billion Oyster Project will be launching an ROV into the Creek which will live broadcast onto large screen monitors onsite. Interpretors will then identify the organisms found.
* City Parks Foundation will be conducting seining and then helping students to identify the organisms found.
* Many Educational and Community groups will exhibit and provide information and activities.
If you are bringing students - you are a Youth Leader - please fill this out-
Youth Leader Registration Link.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScdFDgLIiGLdX.../viewform
If you want to table at the event - you are a tabling partner - please fill this out-
Tabling Partner Registration Link.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSccJAWVAPQfmz.../viewform
After completing the registration, you will be receiving updates on the schedule and participant waivers for participation in the activities.
Volunteers ***We desperately need volunteers!***
Volunteers for set-up will begin at 7:45 am at the waters edge.
Others will be needed throughout the event.
Volunteers will begin-break down at 1:30 pm.
Help will be needed till the event space is cleaner than when we got there!
Contact Adam at ariback1971@gmail.com to volunteer!
Our 33rd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf
Beach Clean-up April 2022!
Click for more pictures and press release
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Great Presentation on Marine Mammals by Dr. Arthur Kopelman. Many Ideas of how to use Marine Mammals for a plethora of concepts in the classroom based on his many years of research and teaching experience. Thank you Artie! The audience ranged from the local metropolitan New York Area to Florida to the south and Hawaii to the west! The recording is available here.
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Join us at the 2022 NMEA Conference at
Hofstra University and streaming online
Details
July 8-13, 2022
Just one of the field experiences we offer
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Unfortunately soon after our December Party, past NYSMEA president Mickey Cohen fell ill. He passed on December 25th surrounded by family. Many tributes have appeared on various media for this man who shaped the lives of so many of us for over 70 years. Personally I will always remember his passionate presentation to one of the early National Marine Education Association meetings at the Unversity of Rhode Island in 1975.
He had the audience enthralled with his description of the dream school for a Marine Science student/teacher, Beach Channel High School in NY. Here is a two minute clip of Mickey from our party on Dec. 4th which will give you an idea of his master story telling abilities. https://youtu.be/A6g8o9IvgFU
Mickey designed and was the first Chairperson of the Department of Science and Oceanography at Beach Channel High School. He later taught at the New School for Social Research, consulted on environmental proposals and was the primary scientist and naturalist for the American Littoral Society. Falling in love with the Galapagos Islands he ran over 20 trips to this laboratory of evolution. In addition to running innumerable field trips to local areas he and wife, Barbara worked as guides at the American Museum of Natural History.
Lou Siegel
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Listen to the presentation and play along with the Jeopardy Game
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NYSMEA's third cleanup of the month was held at Denyse Wharf in Brooklyn on Saturday October 23rd continuing a three decade tradition. Thanks to Blanca Ching, Tom Greene and Karla Ferraro for organizing the event! Click on picture for more photos!
We had a great day with over 200 citizen scientists participants!
For pictures and more click on picture
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We had a great day with over 100 citizen scientists participants!
For pictures and more click on picture.
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Mollusk Mania in Downtown Manhattan
Aug. 14, 2021
Great Job! Tom Greene, Blanca Ching and other volunteers!
Hope to see you at
Mollusk Mania, our display with some live and dry specimens of local univalves and bivalves. The oyster will be the centerpiece with a demo measuring growth.
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Community Day in Chinatown on Saturday August 14 at the historic
Hamilton-Madison House located at 253 South St New York, NY 10002.
There will be two outdoor sessions following NYC Covid Guidelines
1 pm-4 pm for preK - 8years 3pm - 8pm for 9 years to 21 years
Hope to see you there! Contact Tom Greene
(Thomasfgreene@aol.com) if you want to participate
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Great day at Kaiser Park August 7th. Adam Riback did a fantastic job planning and executing the perfect Bar-B-Q at the site of our "It's My Estuary Day" events. An opportunity to share a meal, get to see old friends, and network. Be sure to join us at the Whale Watch on the 26th and watch for other events on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
Thanks to everyone who attended! It was a great day!
7/19/2021
WOW What a great NMEA 2021 Conference! Kudos to Leann Winn and the other conference co-chairs.
July 17th was the final day and NYSMEA was proud to host an in-person field trip to the fantastic, new Energy and Nature Center at Jones Beach. Director Jeanne Haffner gave us a comprehensive tour of the new facility and a glimpse at the curriculum on which they are working. Be sure to check out the website https://www.jonesbeachenc.org/ and visit soon
We are excited to announce that we are planning the NMEA 2022 Conference for next summer at Hofstra University in Nassau County New York. It will be a hybrid format with a full in person schedule and virtual options. The committee is actively meeting under the direction of our Conference Chairs, Sarah Richards, Meg Marrero, Leann Winn and Lou siegel.
Please contact Sarah at srichards@saintannsny.org to join our team.
We are also looking for additional sponsorship as well as presenters.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the NYSMEA Virtual 2021 Conference: See Recorded Videos on this Website for Recordings.
“Bridging Our Connections to Water”
May 15, 2021
Save The Date
32nd Bi-Annual Denyse Wharf Cleanup on June 12, 2021
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Sustainable Fish
Sean Barret is the cofounder of Dock to Dish
He went into deep detail about their success with incrementally improving seafood catch-and-delivery to regional dinner plates! Video
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How-to sessions on fish prepping and cooking. Video
Lisa Breslof, NYSMEA Board Member, followed by
Heidi Raker with Hudson Valley Fisheries.
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We were excited to have a panel discussion with Video
Stephanie Villani, author of The Fisherman’s Wife;
Ryan Nebeker, Research and Policy Analyst with FoodPrint;
Kristin Gerbino, a Fisheries Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program; and
Gretchen Thuesen, Program Lead for @future_of_fish
Colles Stowell, Founder of @onefishblog
In celebration of our UN World Oceans Week,
Cornell
University published a feature package on efforts by Cornell
Cooperative Extension, NYS DEC, and many other local partners and groups
to restore shellfish to Long Island’s coastal waters. The story is
available here: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/09/ripple-effect-cornell-helps-restore-long-islands-shellfish.
NYSMEA Volunteers at Beneath The Sea
International Coastal Clean-up 2019
Dear Environmental Educators:
A big, well deserved shout-out and thank you to our team! We had over 250 student heroes participate mainly from John Dewey, Edward Murrow, Rachel Carson and William Maxwell CTE High Schools. IS 228 David Boody, IS 281 Joseph Cavallaro and PS/IS 288 Shirley Tanyhil Schools and students from other K-12 schools and colleges. An army of Student volunteers picked up well over a Ton of marine debris and assembled an extra large pile(about 10 cubic yards) of wood and other large debris that had washed up on the coastline. We are super thankful to Councilman Mark Treyger and NYSMEA, who was funded for the event through Councilman Mark Treygers office. NY Aquarium provided tables and chairs ,as well as, having a team of educators. Adam Riback, from NYSMEA and NYC Sea Gypsies, secured funding through grant writing and had Spumoni Gardens, Home Depot and Mermaid Avenue Dunkin Donuts give us discounted items and food. We fed over 300 people pizza, burgers, hot dogs, knishes, salad, donuts, and drinks.
Special thanks to the NYC Sea Gypsies, Superdive Foundation, Beneath the Seas for serving food and setting up recycling and arts and crafts booths. Adam Riback from NYSMEA and NYC Sea Gypsies for cooking the food. Thanks to Hannah from Partnerships for Parks for providing equipment, garbage bags, gloves and coordinating removal of the debris. Coastal classroom Luis for seining and species identification. Thanks to Murrow HS (Carlos and Justin) for setting up and Arts and Crafts(Ginny Sullivan) and Howie Wong for the soap station, John Dewey HS (Danielle, Hirvelt, Keegan, Mike, Wade, Patricia. Akwasi) for taking attendance (Hirvelt Megie Crested a QR Code and scanned in attendance for community service). IS 281(joe and maria), Rachel Carson (Mike, Ed, Jim, Hannah) and Maxwell (Linda and scott) for setting up tables and bringing a lot of students. Thanks to Dominick, Mary and Nneka from Boody for their army of students. Thanks to Team 333 Megalodons FRC team! Tamika Ramos-Moscol Girl Scouts setup a table activity on recycling. Merryl and Beth manning Gotham Whale and NYSMEA booths. Louis setting up Waterfront Alliance Booth, Tanasia Billion Oyster Project seining and setting up oysters. Susan from CERT and NYC Audubon for setting up a table display. Eddie Community Board 13 for always attending and promoting all positive information. Thanks to Mike and Nneka and Tamika for the all of the Boy and Girl Scout Troops.
Couldn’t be more proud and humbled to be part of such a great team of educators! Our combined efforts really made a huge difference for the kids and the kids will remember this for a lifetime! Everyone contributed in their own way and super thanks to everyone for participating! If we missed anyone please forward this thank you letter.
Truly an amazing day with a very dedicated and special group of educators! Bringing much needed positive attention to a coastal community and being great role models for the students!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BENyzbZtDoReY9Kb6
Video and Image Copyright David Stolarz, October 4, 2017. All rights reserved.
https://youtu.be/IBlcfGtxRJ4
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