Living Shoreline Success Stories
Some may have heard of a living shoreline. For those who have not, it is basically restoring the shoreline back to a more natural state – doing this with living plants and, in some cases,… Read More
Category: Natural Resources
Sea Grant Notes – Sep 10, 2020
Extension offices across the district are opened on a limited basis. Some essential programs are being provided with limited attendance and social distancing. It is still best to contact us by phone or email. … Read More
The Open Water Fish of the Gulf of Mexico
There is a lot of blue out there… a whole lot of blue. Miles of open water in the Gulf with nowhere to hide… except amongst yourselves. Their blue colored bodies, aerodynamically shaped like bullets… Read More
Weekly “What is it?”: Purple Passionflower
Every now and then, you’ll come across something in nature so beautifully ornate and intricate that it’s truly artwork. To me, one example is the purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata). Its numerous purple, curly petals and… Read More
The Nature of Science – Lesson 3 experiments
In the Nature of Science lessons, we are looking at how the subject of marine science started, and how it works. In Lesson 1 we looked at the observations made by the ancient sea captains… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – Sep 4, 2020
Extension offices across the district are opened on a limited basis. Some essential programs are being provided with limited attendance and social distancing. It is still best to contact us by phone or email. … Read More
Bottom Fish of the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a huge ecosystem. With 600,000 m2 and an average depth of 6000 feet, there is a lot of “blue” out there for fish to find a home. But oddly enough,… Read More
The Nature of Science – Lesson 2
In Nature of Science Lesson 1 we looked at the contribution the ancient merchant marines made to the beginning of marine science. In the 1500s countries were beginning to send sailing ships across the oceans… Read More
Weekly “What is it?”: Chocolate Tube Slime Mold
I am not going to lie; slime molds are weird. They are weird in a “star role in a cheesy 70’s horror flick” kind of way. They come in nearly every shade of the rainbow… Read More
The Nature of Science – Lesson 1
This series of science lessons are for students both in school and at home. They will focus on the marine sciences, but the lessons could be used for any general science course. We will be… Read More