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S.E.A. FAIR 2023 Goes to CRMS!

Press Release: June 11, 2023 For immediate release: Contact: Barbara Lawrence, 207-992-3039, info@StewardshipEducationAlliance.org Subject: S.E.A. FAIR 2023 S.E.A. FAIR 2023 goes to school Threat of thunder and lightning forced S.E.A. FAIR 2023 to move under cover to the Camden-Rockport Middle School gymnasium, but the result was a great event!  About 500 people attended to enjoy activities and...

POETRY ON WINDOWS 2023

Saturday, May 20, 2023,  a collection of young poets regaled an appreciative crowd with reading of poems written on windows in downtown Camden.   Casey Belcher, Hannah Kohlstrom, Reverie Dyer, Adassa Palmer, Maeve Schick-MacPherson, Cole Casas, Aria Madeira, Hallie Anderson, Audrey Page, Sebastien Toussaint, Piers Egan, Esme Black, Sydney Gaeth, and Kenzie Smith all had poems...

CHRISTMAS-By-THE-S.E.A

On December 2, 2022 an unlikely group of critters joined the festivities of Camden’s Christmas-by-the-Sea strolling the streets and handing out information about S.E.A. and salt water taffy from Uncle Willy’s Candy Shoppe. An octopus (Allie Van Ryn), a bear (Jenna Van Ryn), an otter (Barbara Lawrence), and a sea creature (Lynn Rutter), joined Santa...

Marine Science Day 2022

On a glorious sunny day in early May, students from Watershed School and Camden-Rockport Middle School gathered at Camden Harbor dock with members of S.E.A. to learn about the environment of the harbor. Joee Patterson set the context with a talk at Watershed School drawn from her experience in Antarctica. Later, Watershed students went out...

CAMDEN WINDJAMMER FESTIVAL

Participating in Camden Windjammer Days gave S.E.A. the opportunity to meet many visitors to the event, tell then about the S.E.A. mission and work, and introduce the to the Mobile Marine Tank.  As is clear in the photographs, people of all ages were intrigued by the chance to interact with creatures that live in our...

POETRY ON WINDOWS 2022

         Three years ago, S.E.A. Board member Elphie Owen, who teaches at Camden-Rockport Middle School (CRMS), suggested we start Poetry On Windows. Who could have predicted that Poetry on Windows would so quickly become a local institution? Since 2020, each May over the Memorial Day weekend, poems about the environment appear magically...

MOBILE MARINE TANK VISITS ROCKPORT LIBRARY

       Rockport Library was the place for happy faces when Children’s Librarian Charlie Gluck invited the Stewardship Education Alliance to bring its Mobile Marine Tank with sea critters for a visit. S.E.A. Vice President Wayne Ruesswick, who built the tank, and Board Member Sarah Doudera introduced children and their parents to hermit crabs,...

S.E.A FAIR 2022

S.E.A FAIR 2022

August 11, 2022

Even wet weather couldn’t dampen enthusiasm for S.E.A. FAIR 2022, though it did delay it by a week. On Friday, June 10th, a lovely sunny day,  representatives of environmental organizations gathered at the Camden Public Library Amphitheatre to introduce children and adults to their work for good stewardship of our environment.      With the generous...

ALL ABOARD SCHOONER APPLEDORE

CAMDEN — Forty friends of S.E.A. enjoyed a sunset cruise aboard Schooner Appledore as a fund and awareness raising event. And what a ride it was! “The evening on the water aboard Schooner Appledore offered the ideal environment for sharing ideas and raising both awareness of the S.E.A. mission and funds to support the work.  And, everyone talked...

S.E.A. FAIR 2021

On June 4th, 16 environmental organizations sharing the mission to foster good stewardship gathered at the Camden Public Library Amphitheatre to show their stuff! Check out the S.E.A. website to learn more about who was there. Many residents and visitors attended, and several won incredible Out/door Prizes donated by Camden Harbor Cruises, Maine Sports, Hurricane...