Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies

Bahamas Day 7. The group split up into 2 for either a morning or an afternoon boat trip further out into Graham’s Harbour for some snorkeling, passing by an island with many tropic birds, and stopping at an island to see iguanas!

Days 5 & 6 on San Salvador Island… Lab time, revisiting Sue Reef, a visit to the straw market, snorkeling in a tidal river called Pigeon Creek, lunch and time to explore Monument Park & Lindsey Reef.

The past 2 days here on San Salvador Island involved studying, snorkeling at Rocky Point, snorkeling Sue Reef, and listening to a lecture from the owner here at GRC. Check out some of the photos!

Bahamas Day 2. In the morning we snorkeled Dump Reef, and in the afternoon we hiked North Point!

Our Tropical Ecology class is in the Bahamas for the next 10 days! Today was our 1st full day here on San Salvador Island. We spent the day snorkeling in Graham’s Harbour. Our species list is well underway with different sea grasses, coral, and a few fish spotted today! Bird sightings included American kestrel and Bahama woodstar.

Our 3rd student summer worker- “Hi everyone! My name is Taegan Murphy and I am a senior Environmental Science + Policy major with an Environmental Chemistry concentration. I am a part of Sustaining Hood and Free Radicals clubs on campus, and I am on the swim team as well. It is an honor to be a part of the cohort of summer workers with the Center this summer, and I look forward to learning more about aquatic systems through this experience! 🌱”

Next up as a student worker this summer we have… Emily Wernick! “I am a sophomore at Hood College. I am currently on the dance team and am involved with the Honors program. My major is in nursing with a minor in psychology. Besides my degree, I love learning and caring about the environment. I am excited to work with Coastal Studies this summer to learn more about water quality and research.”

First up in our student worker line-up! “My name is Carli Hatcher, I’m a psychology major at Hood College. I am passionate about applying myself to psychological research within the next few years by partaking in both environmental research and decision-making based research. As for my hobbies outside of my future career, I like to create art and animations based on my own characters as well as doing worldbuilding for them.” Welcome, Carli!

It’s that time of year… That’s right, our summer student worker kickoff meeting! Here is our lineup of workers you’ll see on campus and in the Frederick area throughout the summer. Stay tuned for an introduction from each one of them in the week to come! Pictured from left to right: Catherine Gaudlip (staff), Echo Ambrose (student, PRKN intern), Taegan Murphy (student, CCWS), Dr. Drew Ferrier (faculty), Emily Wernick (student, CCWS), Carli Hatcher (student, CCWS), & Wes Martin (student, FFSN).