We arrived at Fort De Soto Park’s campground just before sundown, as an evening thunderstorm prepared to pass over us. The campsite that we shared with my fiance Brian’s family looked out onto shallow grass flats,Continue reading
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Ocean Sampling Day
The Duke Marine Lab participated in Ocean Sampling Day on the 2014 summer solstice by sampling coastal waters from Pivers Island in Beaufort, NC.
Night Wading in the Florida Grass Flats
I didn’t expect to push my comfort zone at 10 p.m. at night, but that’s just what happened last weekend. We were camping in Fort De Soto Park on the Gulf coast of Florida, thirtyContinue reading
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park: A 7 Mile Flip Flop Excursion
It’s true that one can learn something new every day. While that is definitely the case for me in my environmental studies and summer internship, it is also true for good ol’ common sense. MyContinue reading
A Foggy Morning in the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maine
My sister graduated from college last weekend, and while I’m more proud of her than I can say, it did require an eight hour drive from my parents’ house in Maine all the way toContinue reading
Charleston: A Southern City
One of the best parts about living in Durham is that I can use it as a home base to explore so many places I’ve never been before. One of those places was the oldestContinue reading
Shannon Fouts
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Final Day on Ascension Island
Somehow it’s our final day on Ascension Island already. It’s hard to believe how fast this trip flew by. This morning we woke up bright and early to help rescue sea turtles. At 7:00 AMContinue reading
Gaby Benitez
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Tracks, and Turtle-bycatch, and Tunnels, Oh My!
Today, we had an early start to our day with a 7:30 AM raking of Long Beach. As Rebecca mentioned yesterday, the beaches are raked multiple times a week to get rid of old turtleContinue reading
Rebecca Kim
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day 7- A Hard Day’s Work in the Sun
Today was a slow, relaxing morning. The activities we have been doing and the places we have been visiting have been phenomenal, but we were all eager for a break and morning to catch upContinue reading
Kimberly Hernandez
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day 7: Heaps of Hatchlings
“Managing Expectations” – that is Dr. Brendan Godley’s mantra during sea turtle research. This morning before beginning a nest excavation on Long Beach, he again warned to manage our expectations because there was a goodContinue reading