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Dear Friends,
We urge you to pay your $20 dues so that you can take advantage of these activities and other benefits of membership. We are looking forward to a great year! We hope to include virtual and in-person events. One example is the virtual NMEA Conference which was held on July 13-17. We celebrated locally with an in-person visit to the new Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center. (See details below.)
During August we hope to see you at the Bar-B-Que get together on August 7th and the Whale Watch on August 26th. In addition, we are planning two clean-ups for National Estuaries Week. On September 26th we will be at Jones Beach and on October 2nd we will be at Kaiser Park in Coney Island.
Lou Siegel
President@nysmea.org
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Join us for another great member benefit activity In August. The waters of the New York Bight are home to many Whales and Dolphins as well as Sea Turtles and Sharks! Join us for a great day as our own Merryl Kafka interprets for us, the creatures seen on The American Princess
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Watch for more information about
Beach Clean-ups at Jones Beach September 26th and Kaiser Park on October 2nd
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Wow What a great conference! Kudos to our own Leann Winn, and the other conference co-chairs. If you did not get to go during July all is not lost. NMEA will be offering a post conference registration which will allow you to see and hear all of the dozens of great presentations. Look forward to an announcement here, coupled with a discount NMEA membership. https://www.marine-ed.org/conference/2021/agenda
July 17th was the final day of the conference 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. Followed by a beach clean-up and even a shoreline bike ride! Be sure to check out the website https://www.jonesbeachenc.org/ and visit soon. We are planning to make this one of our key venues for the NMEA 2022 Conference which NYSMEA will be hosting in July.
 
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Join Anita Freudenthal, former NYSMEA President, for the 55th Annual Marine Science Association Trip. This year we are going to Dreams Curacao Resort, Spa, and Casino
October 26th to Nov. 2nd.
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DEC Teacher and Educator Summer Newsletter |
In this issue:
- Billion Oyster Project
- Accessibility Resource Spotlight: Birdability
- Sustainability Resource Spotlight: Tree-Plenish
- Research and News Incorporating Nature into Learning Practices
- DEC's Summer Teacher Institutes
- Planning Ahead: New York State Outdoor Education Association Conference
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Hello Marine Debris Educators!
The first step to solving a problem is learning more about it. NOAA’s Marine Debris Program is here to help you learn more about the problem of marine debris! To support that mission, we have created an easy-to-use platform through which to access all of our educational materials. The NOAA Marine Debris Program has organized resources to support stewards from any audience, including educators looking for lesson plans, students researching projects, families hoping to make a difference, professionals catching up on the latest science and policy, and anyone in between. Simply head to https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/education, and dive into the many resources NOAA’s Marine Debris Program offers to help keep the sea free of debris!
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Check out the NOAA Science Seminar Series which began in 2004 and is a voluntary effort by over 70 NOAA Seminar Coordinators to produce and distribute a list of NOAA-hosted, publicly accessible science seminars.
2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts
June 30 - July 29, 2021: NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners will conduct a telepresence-enabled ocean exploration expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to collect critical baseline information about unknown and poorly understood deepwater areas off the eastern U.S. coast and high seas. Although the expedition is over… check out the great website
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You're Invited!
Save The Great South Bay invites Long Island's science teachers and school administrators to join our upcoming Speaker Series where our distinguished panelists will discuss how they are connecting students to their local environments by using creeks and other outdoor environments as an extension of our traditional classrooms. Q&A session follows the discussion.
Register
Creeks as Classrooms:
Bridging Education & Local Stewardship
Thursday, August 12, 2021
8-10 AM
"The View," 3 Consuelo Place, Oakdale
Complimentary continental breakfast. Conference ends promptly at 10 am.
Attendance is free for Long Island teachers and administrators.
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The signature event for The New York State Outdoor Education Association (NYSOEA) is the annual fall conference. Attended by educators, managers, directors, and staff of organizations from across the state and nation, the conference is an excellent opportunity for networking, attending workshops, participating in outdoor activities, and supporting outdoor education in New York State. As conference locations rotate throughout the five regions (Eastern, Metro, Northern, Western and Central), it also provides a great way to learn about various parts of the state.
https://www.nysoea.org/annual-conference.html
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If you're looking to bring a splash of motivation to your setting, Living Porpoisefully has created FREE ocean wisdom printable signs! You can hang them on a bulletin board or wall, or choose one to frame (8.5 x 11") to keep at your desk
https://livingporpoisefully.com/2021/07/22/10-ocean-wisdom-motivational-quotes-printable-wall-art/
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Hudson RiverNet
News from the Hudson River Estuary Program
- Hudson River Foundation 2021 Request for Hudson River Fund Research Proposals
- National Estuarine Research Reserve Two-Year Graduate Fellowship Available
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Check out Operation Splash, the volunteer clean-up, Education and Advocacy group. Their 7 boats go out daily cleaning the marshes of the South Shore of Long Island. Why not volunteer in their clean-up effort? Or check out their education programs.
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A Perfect Day for an Albatross and other Seabird Tales, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
August 4, 2021 at 10 am Hawaiʻi / 1 pm Pacific / 4 pm Eastern
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAANOS/bulletins/2ea4d7e
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The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist to support the activities of the Outreach and Education Program. The qualified candidate will research, create, develop, and manage content and communications to increase public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the Inland Bays and their watershed. To review the full position description, visit https://www.inlandbays.org/about/employment/.
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Check out Molloy College - CERCOM - Latest Edition of The Coastal Monitor
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Half Shells for Habitat is proud to present the first-ever "Shellapaloosa!". This weekend-long oyster shell celebration kicks off on August 5th, 2021, which is National Oyster Day!
On August 5th, Half Shells for Habitat will be hosting a free Zoom webinar titled, "Restaurants to Restoration: The Story of a Recycled Oyster Shell".
Register here!
All webinar attendees will receive an "Oyster Voucher," which can be redeemed at a Shellapaloosa sponsored restaurant for a 15% discount on an order of oysters! ____________________________________________
DEC Environmental News
Queens County - Operation Low Tide
On June 10, after receiving multiple complaints of people keeping undersized marine species, shellfish from uncertified waters, and protected terrapins (commonly called turtles) during low tide, ECOs Veloski and Currey participated in Operation Low Tide, an enforcement initiative to combat the illegal taking of wildlife and shellfish in New York City. ECOs partnered with U.S. Park Police in and around Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. While patrolling the area, the Officers observed two individuals leaving the area with headlights, nets, and large totes. The Officers interviewed the subjects and discovered that two of the totes contained diamondback terrapins while the other totes contained blue crabs. In total, the subjects had captured 22 diamondback terrapins, which are a federal- and state-protected species, and 41 undersized blue crabs. The anglers were also in possession of more than the allowable limit of 50 blue crabs. Officers issued multiple summonses to the subjects for possession of protected wildlife, possession of undersized blue crabs, and possession of over limit blue crabs. All 22 terrapins and the many illegal blue crabs were safely returned to Jamaica Bay.
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The results of the 2021 Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Photo Competition are in--congratulations to the winners and to all of the participants! View photos
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Past Strandlines will be archived on our website for future reference. Each edition will not only have NYSMEA sponsored events but also items of interest to local teachers and informal educators interested in the environment in general and the marine environment in particular.
We are excited to announce that we are planning the NMEA 2022 Conference for next summer at Hofstra University in Nassau County New York. As of now, we are considering a hybrid format with a full in-person schedule and virtual options. The committee is actively meeting under the direction of our Conference Chair, Sarah Richards. 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!
To get things together we would like all notice of items by the 22nd of the month for publication on the 1st.
Running an event? Know of an event? Want to highlight your program? Have some items of interest to Marine instructors? - email Strandline@nysmea.org
Please forward Strandlines to others who you feel would be interested in NYSMEA
Don't forget to check out our Facebook page and Website which feature more announcements.
Upcoming Events
August 4 A Perfect Day for an Albatross and other Seabird Tales
August 5 Restaurants to Restoration: The Story of a Recycled Oyster Shell
August 7 NYSMEA Bar-B-Que
August 10 NYSMEA Board Meeting (Zoom)
Contact Lou if you want to be more active in your association
August 12 Seagrass Meadows: Unsung Heroes in Combating Climate Change?
August 12 Creeks as Classrooms
August 26 NYSMEA Whale Watch
Septermber 26 NYSMEA Jones Beach Clean-Up
October 2 NYSMEA Kaiser Park Clean-up
October 26 Curacao Trip
November 4 NYSOEA Annual conference
See you at the 2022 NMEA Conference in New York
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