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    And the Beat Goes On

    Graham Casden, Ocean First Education

    So...now what? The scholars slowly shuffle their feet one by one and climb aboard the bus for the drive back to Ft. Lauderdale.

    conservation, landlocked, education, colorado, marine science, students, kids

    Ocean Conservation

    Shelley Briscoe, Ocean First Education Advocate

    Marine science and ocean conservation are extremely important for children to learn.

    ARisingTide, conservation, education, scuba, diving, students, marine science

    The Next Chapter

    Micaela Kimmett, A Rising Tide Scholar

    Winner-winner, seafood dinner! Hi, I'm Mica and I'm one of the lucky TIDES 2 scholarship recipients!

    kelp, forest, MPA, marine sanctuary, conservation, science, partnership

    Channel Islands - An MPA?

    Klara Fejer, Ocean First Eduation

    What is a marine protected area without diligent management and patrol?

    red tide, science, conservation, education, florida, tourism

    Deadly Tides

    Michael Rice, Ocean First Education

    Florida has been hit with an extraordinarily large bloom of red algae.

    sargassum, seaweed, caribbean, abundance, marine science, conservation, biology, ecology, tourism

    Too Much of a Good Thing

    Catherine E. Christopher, Ocean First Education

    If you’ve ever been to the beach on the east coast of FL chances are you’ve observed seaweed on the beach.

    ARisingTide, conservation, education, scuba, diving, students, marine science

    A Whole New World

    Andrew Patil, A Rising Tide Scholar

    About 7 months ago, I was just a normal student in the land-locked state of Colorado with wild dreams.

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    Recycle. It Matters.

    Marlee Glasgow, Ocean First Education Advocate

    It happens almost every week: I go to my apartment’s dumpster to dispose of my carefully sorted recycling bin and there it is.

    conservation, diving, scuba, marine, science, education, Florida, Keys, National Marine Sanctuary

    Making the Connection

    Mehgan Heaney-Grier, Ocean First Education Advocate

    Floating on the surface of the water in the National Marine Sanctuary,off of Key Largo in the Florida Keys, my breathing is deep and relaxed.

    a rising tide, tides, education, scuba, diving, marine, science, conservation

    A Rising Tide, Developing Scuba Divers

    Matt Abraxas, Ocean First Education Advocate

    We didn’t know a lot about any of the kids selected to be our A Rising Tide scholars.

    RV, water, conservation, drought, education, science

    Water Down the Drain

    Michael Rice, Ocean First Education

    How little water can one person use per day?

    TIDES, marine science, education, conservation, scuba diving, application

    Changing Tides

    Catherine E. Christopher, Ocean First Education

    When you think about the ocean, you very rarely connect it with Boulder, Colorado. Why would you?

    ocean, science, education, conservation, love, appreciation

    Love of the Ocean

    Lynna Kaucheck, Ocean First Education Advocate

    The summer after third grade my paternal grandparents drove my sister and I from our home in Michigan, across the country, to British Columbia.

    a rising tide, tides, education, scuba, diving, marine, science, conservation

    A Rising Tide, Episode 1 - The Premiere

    Matt Abraxas, Ocean First Education Advocate

    For the past 3 months, production for the new documentary series, A Rising Tide, has been underway.

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    Citizen Science

    Michael Rice, Ocean First Education

    How you can help scientists without needing a PhD.