2018 & 2023 Trips


These whales were so close you could smell their breath (which is VERY bad, by the way)!
Another video of an up-close-and-personal encounter with a humpback whale!
Checking out the beach environment in New Hampshire.
The class at the estuary overlook
On the boat trip out to see whales!
A HUGE sunfish, basking in the sun!
Our first whale sighting!
Humpback whales coming right up to the boat!
Up close and personal!
A dead basking shark, caught in a fishing net.
Great sunset!
More great sunsets on Mount Desert Rock!
Guess we were getting too close to this parent’s nestlings?
Students got to watch a dissection of a dead seal.
Getting ready to leave Mount Desert Rock
Exploring Acadia National Park
Hiking around one of the “ponds” in Acadia National Park
Students doing one of their research projects in the intertidal zone
Tide Pool
Enjoying a lobster dinner!
Students building their quadrats
Good rocky shore shot!
Students all finished with their intertidal data collections!
Stopping by one of the lakes in Acadia National Park
Students enjoying one of the many beautiful ocean views from Acadia.
One of those amazing ocean views!
View from atop Cadillac Mounting in Acadia National Park
Dr. Lara getting up close and personal with the local fauna on the Diver Ed boat trip!
Students getting ready to do intertidal sampling!
Students examining a green snake while on one of our hikes.
WHALES!!!
Hiking along the rocky shore to find the elusive “anemone cave.”
Enjoying a lobster dinner at the end of our big trip!