Learning with Nature FOR KIDS! Theme of the Month: Animal Tracks and Ice
Learning with Nature FOR KIDS! Theme of the Month: Animal Tracks and Ice
February 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Island Heritage Trust will continue to offer zoom sessions for remote learners and homeschoolers, but in 2021 they will be specifically for kids! We will be sharing science lessons as well as nature crafts on different monthly themes. Ages 4-13 are welcome to log on and participate in an interactive session. Registration is required. Sign up at the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZ0kf-2qrDMqHN1Fq... Email landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org with any questions!
Story of Place Webinar: Carter nature Preserve & the Furth/Talalay Sanctuaries
Story of Place Webinar: Carter nature Preserve & the Furth/Talalay Sanctuaries
February 4, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Feb 4th 4pm – Story of Place: Carter Nature Preserve & the Furth/Talalay Sanctuaries: Behind every special property or trail, there is a story and cast of characters. Join The Friends of Morgan Bay and hear the inspiring story of their neighborhood effort to protect a vital part of the Morgan Bay watershed, as well as a property beloved by the community. Also joining the conversation with be BHHT's George Fields to discuss the more recent trail building efforts that have made this one of BHHT's more popular hiking destinations. This will be a live conversation with questions from the audience. Registration
Steve Ressel has been interested in how temperature impacts the lives of animals that lack the capacity to maintain a constant high body temperature (as seen in mammals and birds) since graduate school, which eventually led him into the realm of winter ecology. This webinar will highlight some of the more amazing adaptations that year-round resident animals of Maine possess in response to potentially lethal winter conditions. From frozen frogs to birds that enlarge their brains in winter, Steve's webinar will draw on numerous field experiences that he has shared with his students while teaching Winter Ecology at COA for the past 26 years. Steve joined the faculty at College of the Atlantic in 1993 and teaches courses in the areas of vertebrate biology, environmental physiology, herpetology, winter ecology, and biological photography. He also served as director of the college’s natural history museum until 2005. He has traveled extensively throughout the U.S., the Caribbean, and Central America for his research, and has published in Oecologia, Copeia, The Journal of Experimental Biology, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. This is the 34th in our webinar Series cohosted by BHHT and Island Heritage Trust, featuring local naturalists, professionals from environmentally focused organizations, and outdoor learning experts to share their knowledge, virtually, during a time when we can’t all be out in the field together. The webinars take place LIVE on Thursdays from 4-5pm! We will record the webinar so that if you wish to view but can’t participate at that time, the presentation will be available to you on our websites and social media. Click the link below to REGISTER for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_TOl6139KRyOA-CUdYxw0JQ Email questions to Landere : landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org
Commercial landings of soft-shell clams have declined by nearly 75% in the past 40 years while, at the same time, seawater temperatures have increased steadily. Fishery-independent data from > 30 yrs of experimental field research and large-scale sampling of flats along the coast have helped to interpret the losses in this iconic fishery. Because many important predators (both native and invasive) of clams are invertebrates, increasing temperatures have resulted in increased predation rates that have contributed to the widespread loss of clams. This seminar will focus on numerous field trials and how results of these may be applied on large scales to effect positive changes in the fishery.
Dr. Brian Beal teaches courses in marine biology and experimental design, and conducts research on commercially important shellfish at the University of Maine at Machias. This is the 35th in our webinar Series cohosted by BHHT and Island Heritage Trust, featuring local naturalists, professionals from environmentally focused organizations, and outdoor learning experts to share their knowledge, virtually, during a time when we can’t all be out in the field together. The webinars take place LIVE on Thursdays from 4-5pm! We will record the webinar so that if you wish to view but can’t participate at that time, the presentation will be available to you on our websites and social media. Click the link below to REGISTER for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_6KI12hNXSbWbb_cDztq0eA Email questions to Landere : landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org
