Gulf Coast Explorers

Happy Cousteau Day! Do something nice for the planet today to celebrate!

Happy Cousteau Day!
Today we celebrate the people who fight to protect the planet for current and future generations, as the Captain did. Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a pioneer in ocean exploration and, through this, he also became a pioneer in the ocean's protection.
Today the Cousteau organizations continue his work and follow his path of knowledge, love and protection for our blue planet. We are joined in this continuous battle by people all over the world who fight to preserve the fragile symphony on which all life depends.
Cousteau Day is dedicated to those who love the planet.

"People protect what they love."
Jacques-Yves Cousteau

You can support the Cousteau Society and help us to continue the Captain's work by making a donation here:
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/donationcousteausociety

Some photos of our kids were submitted to the 2017 Gulf of Mexico Alliance Photo Competition. Two pictures under the Education and Engagement category placed 2nd and 3rd. Pictures can be found here: http://www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org/2017/10/winning-images/

Winning Images - Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Come help clean up our local beaches!

Mississippi Coastal Cleanup Program Tackling marine debris on the Mississippi Gulf Coast through local
Education - Awareness - Prevention

Come join us at Coast Episcopal School and The Gail Keenan Art Center. Classes start Tuesday, August 28th. You don't need to be a student at Coast Episcopal School to enroll in this after school enrichment class.

DEAD MARINE LIFE IN GULF SETS OFF CONCERNS OVER DEAD ZONE

http://www.wwltv.com/mobile/article/news/local/dead-marine-life-in-gulf-sets-off-concerns-over-dead-zone/289-465479329

www.wwltv.com

Coast Episcopal School's after school marine biology class will start on August 29th. These classes are open to the public and you do not need to be a student at CES. Class runs for 8 weeks on Tuesday afternoons from 3:15 - 5 pm. $155 plus a $25 supply fee. You can register here if interested! http://coastepiscopalschool.org/programs/afterschool.html

School is starting in a week! Register for Session I of Lagniappe, CES after-school enrichment program. Check out our menu and sign up online: http://coastepiscopalschool.org/programs/afterschool.html
New classes: Trumpet Private Lessons and Unplugged. Some of the old favorites are making their return: Ceramics, Marine Biology, Golf, Trailblazers, Chess and Guitar. Classes will run August 28 to October 19.

It's always exciting to see Pinky!

On Saturday there was another sighting of "Pinky," the rare albino dolphin sometimes spotted in Louisiana>> https://buff.ly/2veunJK

Baby turtles are returned to newly restored Louisiana barrier island Chenier Ronquille is part of 19-mile island chain rebuilt with BP oil disaster money

A campaign to eliminate plastic straws is sucking in thousands of converts The anti-straw push grew when video of a sea turtle with plastic stuck in its nose went viral.

Marine educators from Southern Association of Marine Educators at the national conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Networking and learning great new ideas to bring back to our region.

Octopus with Water Wonders camp.

Seining and dip netting with Water Wonders camp.

Water quality testing with Water Wonders camp.

Dip netting looking for periwinkle snails, grass shrimp and crabs with the Water Wonders camp.

Octopus!!

Water quality testing with Water Wonders camp. Glad that we could have these great campers!

Giant octopus suffocates foolhardy dolphin that tried to eat it Dolphins have a special way of preparing the octopuses they eat – but when that goes awry the consequences can be deadly

A morning at the Northshore Beach!

Water quality testing and searching for clams. Fun way to spend a morning!

Spring Sweep on North Shore Beach. We picked up 8 bags of trash and lots of lumber. Cigarette butts were the most found item.

Gulf Coast Explorers will be hosting the beach sweep on May 20th at 9 am at North Shore Beach as part of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation clean up efforts. After the beach sweep, the kids will perform water quality tests and record their findings as part of the World Water Monitoring Program. If you would like to participate, please let me know!

Marine Biology - 4:30 class-Crabbing!!

Marine biology 4:30 pm class- Line Transects

Marine biology-Line Transects-3:30 pm class

Marine biology class -3 pm -Crabbing in Bay St Louis.

Bay St Louis Marine Biology 2pm- Intro to Line Transects.

Bay St Louis 2 pm class-Crabbing!!

Here's an art competition with a theme of “Reef Super Species.” that will be closing on April 24th.

https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/science-without-borders-challenge/

Science without Borders® Challenge Art Competition Living Oceans Foundation sponsors the Science without Borders® Challenge, an international student art competition promoting marine science and conservation