b'Marine ScienceThe 2022 Marine Science Day Camp season was busy and productive. There were 246 Day Campparticipants! There are so many exciting things to report.The Science team developed all new hands-on activities for the students and created "Our 10-year-oldnew marine experiences to learn more about Pleasant Bay and its watershed. We camper had a wonderfulfocused on different themes each week. The curriculum included activities looking experience at PBCB. at the properties of water and matter. For example, we measured water quality off She began camp the dock, observed aquatic life (including vertebrates, invertebrates, seaweeds, and with no sailing plankton,) collected wind, weather, and tide data, and explored different ecosystems. experience, but whenWe also considered what makes a healthy habitat and the impacts of pollution, marine camp was over, she andplastics, and ocean acidification. another campersailed their boat aroundWhen possible, we voyaged on the Friend to get a different perspective of the Bay, and the waters ofwe regularly visited the beach for a variety of investigations and some kayaking. We Pleasant Bay always had a thrill when we pulled up the crab and lobster pots. The most frequently competently and safely.observed trap occupant this season was the Portly Spider crab- one day, we counted 42 spider crabs in the trap!Because of the stringent requirements regardingHerb Heidt allowed us to visit his cranberry bog (across from PBCB) and gave us safety, we did not worrywonderful tours. We were able to compare marine creatures we observed at PBCB about her while she wasbeach with the freshwater bog animals while learning about the history of the cranberry at the camp. It was aindustry. The Upweller at the PBCB boat house was also fun to visit. We observed and wonderful experience formeasured the juvenile clams and practiced our math skills when we calculated over all of us and we cant wait40,000 animals were living in the three upweller silos. We were very lucky to have Isabel until next summer!"Dickson take our baby quahogs underwing so they will meet the standard of greater -The Patterson Family than 13mm by planting time in the Bay.PBCBs New 20-Foot Maritime SkiffPBCB thanks the Edward Bayey Long Trust for this incredible donation! The skiff will allow the Science department to explore the far reaches of the Bay. Mr. Long, who passed in 2008, had roots in Chatham and was passionate about protecting the environment. He was a Director of the MA Audubon Society, co-founder of the Cohasset Conservation Land Trust, and a member of the Trustees of Reservations.'