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Share the experiences of educators as they cruise Lake Erie on the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian
During the week of July 7-13th, 16 educators from across the Great Lakes basin will be aboard the Lake Guardian for the Lake Erie Shipboard Science Workshop. This cruise is part of the Center for Great Lakes Literacy’s annual Great... Read More →
I am getting all my stuff together as I pre-pack… giant pile of things on my dresser. I am hoping to get the following out of my week: Have fun and get dirty! See some new techniques of how science... Read More →
As soon as we got to the Lake Guardian we were asked to be interviewed by a reporter from WKSU. We felt like celebrities! Of course we did the interview and then it came time to meet the scientists… very... Read More →
Scientific Bright and early, at 7:00am, the first group was out to do a full collection as the demo was cut short last night due to a storm with lightning. Today we were faced with intermittent rain and waves. Participants... Read More →
Day Three The last sampling station of Tuesday night ended a bit earlier than expected as the waves swelled higher and higher, crashing over the fantail of the ship. It was a long, rough night of rocking and rolling. The... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2014 Friday started early for the crew of the R/V Lake Guardian with a 1:00 am Station and it started out in horrible fashion. The Manta Trawl we used for collecting plastics off the surface of the... Read More →
LAND HO! Today, we weary travelers disembarked the ship for a day in Put-In-Bay. Our activities were centered around the environmental, educational and scientific happenings at the Stone Laboratory and Perry’s Peace Memorial. Here, we met great people doing great... Read More →
The last day of the Shipboard Science program was full of activity. We packed up, cleaned our rooms, and bundled and turned in our laundry. We enjoyed another amazing breakfast cooked by Craig who the captain said is one of... Read More →
When Author Marianne Williamson wrote, “Every end is a new beginning,” she could have easily been referencing the end of our amazing Lake Erie Workshop experience aboard the R/V Lake Guardian. Sixteen educators from around the Great Lakes Region had... Read More →