NECWA News Blog

NECWA Shark Week In Review Written by Emily Gerrior Intern Sarah helping at the blockprinting table. On July 24, 2024 and July 26, 2024, NECWA hosted two events themed around Shark Week. The first was at the Middleborough Public Library and the second was at the Bridgewater Public Library. For both events, we set up stations where attendees could make their own authentic shark tooth necklaces and create colorful block prints of sharks and other marine wildlife.  Free educational material for all Along with our assortment of diamondback terrapin, horseshoe crabs, and ocean sunfish artifacts, we also had shark jaws and a real fossil megalodon tooth on display.  Marine wildlife artifacts on display As soon as we opened the doors to both events, attendees poured into the room! The megalodon tooth and the shark tooth necklace station proved to be extremely popular among younger attendees. We also received several questions about our other marine life artifacts, which we w...

Join NECWA founder and marine biologist, Krill Carson, for this fun and informational program at the Wellfleet Public Library on Monday, August 19th. All are welcome to this free program.   

 We hope you can join us today at Hannaford's in Middleboro, MA. The NECWA interns will be manning an educational table so stop by and say hello as you pick up free educational material. 

INTERN AND VOLUNTEER ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND FUN DAY   Written by Emily Gerrior Last Sunday (July 14 th , 2024), interns and volunteers were treated to an ice cream social, courtesy of NECWA. This event took place on the lawn outside NECWA’s Marion Field office. This event marked my first time meeting many of the interns outside of our weekly ZOOM meetings. I was also pleased to see many of the interns I had already worked with during previous NECWA educational events.  There was plenty of ice cream of all flavors to go around, served with reusable bowls and spoons, as well as popsicles, a fruit salad, chips, and cool drinks. After days of sweltering heat, it was certainly nice to have a cold treat!  Additionally, there were games for us to play. Some attendees chose to play cards and Jenga, while others participated in lawn games such as cornhole. We also swapped stories about NECWA events and successes.  Throughout the social, we had surprise visits from several (ador...

 Join NECWA for a fun, free family program focused on Salt, the most famous humpback whale in the world. Kids and adults can view our life-sized model from the outside as well as the inside.  NECWA will also offer hands-on activities, including a variety of arts & crafts.  A big thank you to the Wellfleet Cultural Council for sponsoring this event. 

Thank You to All of the Local Businesses That Donated to Our Raffle! Click on the logos below to go directly to their website.  Stop by and support these businesses through your purchase today.                                                                                              We Appreciate Your Generosity and Support! 

 Join us at the Middleboro Public Library for a fun, family program on Sharks in New England. Free and open to the public. 

 NECWA will be at the Plymouth Farmer's Market on these dates! Stop by the NECWA information table at the Plymouth Farmer's Market on July 25th, August 8th, and August 22nd. We will have information about marine wildlife, marine artifacts for viewing, and an arts & craft activity for the kids. 

Wareham Classrooms have 2 Headstart Diamondback Terrapins Terrapin Crush prior to this turtle's release.  NECWA was able to work with 2 Wareham Teachers this fall and winter as they participated in our Diamondback Terrapin Headstart program. One teacher, Lara Schofield, works at the high school and has previously participated in NECWA's head start program. The other teacher, Tanya Bungert, a middle school teacher, was new to the program this season.  Over the course of the school year, NECWA staff joined teachers and their students on numerous occasions, providing on-site guidance for caring and documenting the hatchlings. On two occasions , NECWA came into the High School to work with and present lessons on terrapins to the afterschool program run by teacher Lara Schofield. Working directly with students and their teachers is so important for these types of community  projects for it allows NECWA to see how successful our head start programs are.   NECWA would like ...

New Headstarting Program in New Bedford Public Schools NECWA expanded our Diamondback Terrapin Headstart program to include an elementary classroom in New Bedford Public Schools. Teacher Kim LeBlanc who teaches Grade 4 took on this project with her students and they did an excellent job of raising and caring for their terrapin hatchling.  NECWA would like to thank the New Bedford Cultural Council and the Mass Cultural Council for supporting this project. Without their support, NECWA could not expand this program to different school districts and schools.  Here is some information from Teacher Kim LeBlanc at Ashley School, New Bedford,  and some stories from her students.  In my fourth grade classroom we were privileged to have a hatchling.  The kids were so excited to watch our “baby” go from 0.5 grams to 207 grams.  I loved to see their faces as the turtle was seen after vacations.  They were amazed at how big it got over the times we w...