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Place-Based Estuary Science Education At Machicomoco State Park, Anna Caputo
Place-Based Estuary Science Education At Machicomoco State Park, Anna Caputo
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Project description:
This experiential estuary science field trip program was initially created as a master's capstone project by Anna Caputo in partnership with Machicomoco State Park, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), and the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR). The ultimate goal of the project is to strengthen community estuarine literacy in the local area by teaching students who will be future marine scientists, community leaders, watermen, and environmentally conscious citizens. The program is designed to highlight the coastal habitats at the state park, the issues those habitats are facing, and how science and monitoring efforts done …