Thanks to everyone who presented, attended, and volunteered at our annual Boston Harbor Educator's Conference on September 27th.  Pictures of the event are on our Facebook page here, and a guest blog by MME President Erin Hobbs about the event appears on the NMEA website here.

The Autumn issue of F&J is online! The theme of this edition is "Whaling in New Bedford", a timely topic following this summer's spectacular voyage of the Charles W. Morgan. The new F&J features news & activities from the New Bedford Whaling Museum and other MME interests.

We're always looking for educators to share stories and lesson plans! Contact the F&J Editor to contribute.

From the Bow Seat announces its contest for 2015, which invites high school students to compete for cash prizes by tackling the issue of "Our Oceans, Our Plastic", individually or collaboratively. The deadline is June 15, 2015. More information can be found here. 

Elementary school teachers interested in how the Next Generation Science Standards will impact your teaching are invited to join one of several webinars focused on this topic.  For more information, click here.

Unique opportunity for local benthic studies! Local artist and producer of ceramics that tell the earth's story, Joan Lederman, has some vouchered seafloor samples from around Massachusetts Bay that she'd like to share with interested educators. For more info on how to obtain some of these materials, click here.