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New Sea Tech Camp focuses on science technology
This summer, we’re launching something new at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Lab’s Marine Education Center (MEC), and I...
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Real-life experiences with watershed pollution
Pine Lake is an 18-acre body of water located on the Mobile County Public Schools Environmental Studies Center (ESC) campus in Mobile, Alabama.
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Recharge your teaching: Outdoor professional development that feels like a vacation
Summer is our favorite time of year at the Marine Education Center. While students are casting lines at Angler Camp or dressing up for Superheroes...
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Education centers inspire wonder and wildlife education
The Mobile County Public Schools Environmental Studies Center recently held its spring Open House event. Soon after, we joined the Discovery Hall...
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From scrap to splendor: Submerged structures become reef habitats
The world’s fastest ocean liner, the SS United States arrived in Mobile, Alabama, on March 3 and will now be prepared for her next chapter:...
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Librarians, leaders invited to learn to teach Weather Wise training
VORTEX-SE Outreach and Engagement is hosting our Weather Wise Train-the-Trainer Workshop at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. This...
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A day in the life of a marine educator — with gratitude and thanks
Recently a parent chaperone asked me, “Do you do this every day?!” My “yes” response left him shocked.
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How to estimate the number of oyster seed in a delivery
In this blog post, I’m going to show the weighing method used at the Auburn University Shellfish Lab for estimating how seed are counted.
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Patriotic Prawns: Local initiative sheds light on seafood mislabeling in coastal Mississippi
Bethany Fayard of Ocean Springs Seafood, Inc., is fighting back with a brand-new program called "Patriotic Prawns." The concept is simple: if a...
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