Wednesdays, February 5, 12, and 19, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. ET

What are benthic landers? What kinds of items can you find on Texas beaches? What can corals tell us about climate history? What are we doing to help coral reefs in crisis?

Find the answers to these questions and more during the NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuaries (FGNMS) Seaside Chats, their annual speaker series about science and conservation happenings in and around the FGNMS and the Gulf of Mexico.

Anyone is welcome to attend, but presentation content is most suited to those in middle school and above. These programs make excellent extra credit assignments for students.

Attendance certificates can be provided for all participants as well as continuing professional education (CPE) hours for teachers.

All webinars are recorded, then captioned and posted to the FGBNMS Seaside Chat webpage.

Webinar registration is on the FNBNMS Seaside Chats Webpage. 

Questions? Contact Kelly.Drinnen@noaa.gov

Application Deadline: February 10, 2025

Workshop Dates: July 7-13, 2025

Formal and nonformal 5-12th grade educators from all Great Lakes states are invited to apply for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a week aboard a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel alongside scientists and to bring the Great Lakes back to their classrooms! Organized by the Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL), the Lake Michigan workshop is hosted by CGLL partners Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Wisconsin Sea Grant.

The annual Shipboard Science Workshops promote Great Lakes sciences while forging lasting relationships between Great Lakes researchers and educators. CGLL is a collaborative effort led by Sea Grant educators throughout the Great Lakes watershed in the U.S.

CGLL fosters informed and responsible decisions that advance basin-wide stewardship by providing hands-on experiences, educational resources, and networking opportunities promoting Great Lakes literacy among an engaged community of educators, scientists, and youth.

For more information on the 2025 Shipboard Science Workshop and application materials visit the Center for Great Lakes Literacy website.

This and much more can be found here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAANOS/bulletins/3ce9b89