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June 2018 Newsletter

Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter June 2018 From the Director With the summer upon us, many locals and frequent visitors to the Cape will be returning to their favorite beaches to find them quite different than last year. Perhaps there are fewer parking spaces or the beach access has been relocated. The past…

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Teacher Workshop May 2013

Teacher Workshop May 2013 OCEAN SCIENCE WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS: THE MOVING OCEAN FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013,  10:00 – 2:30 In the morning, Dr. Steven Jayne, on ocean currents, and how and why we study them – WHOI Exhibit Center, Woods Hole In the afternoon, a unique opportunity to see and do experiments in an oceanography laboratory:  Dr. Claudia…

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Teacher Workshop May 20, 2016

Teacher Workshop May 20, 2016 Plastic and Microplastic in the Ocean: What is it, and what happens to it Presenters: Dr. Tracy John Mincer, WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department; Mr. Jeffrey Brodeur, Communications and Outreach Specialist, Woods Hole Sea Grant Human-generated plastic debris in the ocean is a growing problem. Learn about plastic that…

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Reporting from the Heart of the Storm

Reporting from the Heart of the Storm Overwash at Nauset Beach in Eastham, Mass. The winter storms of 2018 are experiences most of New Englanders would like to forget. However, the pounding the region took through the month of March left an indelible mark on many north and east facing towns and beaches, destroying homes,…

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2018 MVCC

Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference June 6, 2018 Harborview Hotel, Edgartown, Mass. Keynote A Perfect Storm: The Collision of Hurricanes, Climate Change and Coastal Population Growth Jeff Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Coastal Research Storm-induced Shoreline Changes on Martha’s Vineyard Steve Elgar and Britt Raubenheimer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Research on Migration and Burial…

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