A few more photos from last week.... They include a Longsnout Seahorse displaying a reddish orange color. The Sea Turtle is a Hawksbill and the other fish are both Spotted Drums. The adult has the spots while the juvenile has a very long dorsal fin!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
More photos from last week....
A few more photos from last week.... They include a Longsnout Seahorse displaying a reddish orange color. The Sea Turtle is a Hawksbill and the other fish are both Spotted Drums. The adult has the spots while the juvenile has a very long dorsal fin!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
A Few Photos from Roatan
Hi All,
We spent our Spring break at AKR and here is a sample of what we saw and hope to see again in August....
Photos include a Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimp, Caribbean Reef Octopus, and an unidentified shrimp on an unidentified Goby? in a Brain Coral groove at night. An ideas as to ID? Click on the photo for a better view.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Participant Up Date #1
Greetings TME '08 Participants,
Thanks to those folks that traveled to Fredonia for the Info Meeting two weeks ago. We have had a great response to the trip this year and currently we have space for a single male participant. Some rearrangement of roommates may occur depending on preference for room type and the possibility of adding a 10th room. Please check your personal e-mail for details.
I will be sending out packets (BOCES or snail mail) from the Info Meeting to folks that were unable to attend. Please take a look and give me a call if you have any questions. Included will be a financial balance sheets.
Travel to Roatan, The Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America, requires you to have a valid US Passport. Expiration date must be February 16, 2009 or later. This is six months beyond our scheduled return date. If you need to apply or renew please begin the process immediately. Visit your local Post Office or download forms from the link at the left.
We will plan to meet as a group before we travel to discuss packing strategies, snorkel equipment & practice, sign waivers, and make final payments. Tentatively this Pre-Trip meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Evening, June 3, 2008 at 7:00 PM. I will be sending an e-mail for you to reply to with your plans to attend. Feel free to bring the family... We usually meet at our home. Map to follow.
The payment schedule for the trip will be as follows: $400.00 deposits were due last week! If you have not sent in a deposit please do this ASAP. I have printed accounting sheets and will be sending them by regular or BOCES mail sometime this week. Your account will need a $1000.00 balance by April 9, 2008. (This is $600 plus the $400 deposit) The Final Balance will be due by June 3, 2008, and will reflect any COSEE Scholarship award. All checks should be made payable to: Tropical Marine Ecology.
Travel insurance is available at an additional cost of $141 per person and I will need to hear from each of you regarding your choice to purchase or not purchase this option in the next e-mail. I would like to be able to add this to your Financial Sheet before I mail it out next week. Thanks.
I have attached a .pdf file of suggested locations if you need to purchase snorkeling equipment. If you can't open the file the included locations are Lake Erie Diving Center, 8542 Route 5, Angola, 549-3338; and Dip ‘N Dive, 500Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda, 837-3483. Any of the local Scuba Dive Centers should be able to assist in selecting gear. This is an item we will discuss at the pre-trip meeting.
A few questions came up about SCUBA Diving at the info meeting. If you are a certified diver there will be opportunities to dive at some of the scheduled snorkel sites. In addition, you may schedule dives with the dive shop during free time. The dive shop does offer a PADI Discover Diving course that would allow non-certified folks to experience SCUBA. Or, if you have completed a SCUBA course locally except for the required open water dives, these may be completed in Roatan if you take a referral letter from your local instructor. SCUBA rental and courses will incur an extra cost that will need to be paid to the resort at the end of the trip. Please call if you are interested in any of these options.
Please feel free to contact me any time if you have questions or concerns.
Garry
Garry W Dole
Science Resources Coordinator
Erie 2 - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus BOCES
10001 Route 60
Fredonia, NY 14063
716-679-3419
FAX 716-679-3420
garrydole@aol.com
Thanks to those folks that traveled to Fredonia for the Info Meeting two weeks ago. We have had a great response to the trip this year and currently we have space for a single male participant. Some rearrangement of roommates may occur depending on preference for room type and the possibility of adding a 10th room. Please check your personal e-mail for details.
I will be sending out packets (BOCES or snail mail) from the Info Meeting to folks that were unable to attend. Please take a look and give me a call if you have any questions. Included will be a financial balance sheets.
Travel to Roatan, The Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America, requires you to have a valid US Passport. Expiration date must be February 16, 2009 or later. This is six months beyond our scheduled return date. If you need to apply or renew please begin the process immediately. Visit your local Post Office or download forms from the link at the left.
We will plan to meet as a group before we travel to discuss packing strategies, snorkel equipment & practice, sign waivers, and make final payments. Tentatively this Pre-Trip meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Evening, June 3, 2008 at 7:00 PM. I will be sending an e-mail for you to reply to with your plans to attend. Feel free to bring the family... We usually meet at our home. Map to follow.
The payment schedule for the trip will be as follows: $400.00 deposits were due last week! If you have not sent in a deposit please do this ASAP. I have printed accounting sheets and will be sending them by regular or BOCES mail sometime this week. Your account will need a $1000.00 balance by April 9, 2008. (This is $600 plus the $400 deposit) The Final Balance will be due by June 3, 2008, and will reflect any COSEE Scholarship award. All checks should be made payable to: Tropical Marine Ecology.
Travel insurance is available at an additional cost of $141 per person and I will need to hear from each of you regarding your choice to purchase or not purchase this option in the next e-mail. I would like to be able to add this to your Financial Sheet before I mail it out next week. Thanks.
I have attached a .pdf file of suggested locations if you need to purchase snorkeling equipment. If you can't open the file the included locations are Lake Erie Diving Center, 8542 Route 5, Angola, 549-3338; and Dip ‘N Dive, 500Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda, 837-3483. Any of the local Scuba Dive Centers should be able to assist in selecting gear. This is an item we will discuss at the pre-trip meeting.
A few questions came up about SCUBA Diving at the info meeting. If you are a certified diver there will be opportunities to dive at some of the scheduled snorkel sites. In addition, you may schedule dives with the dive shop during free time. The dive shop does offer a PADI Discover Diving course that would allow non-certified folks to experience SCUBA. Or, if you have completed a SCUBA course locally except for the required open water dives, these may be completed in Roatan if you take a referral letter from your local instructor. SCUBA rental and courses will incur an extra cost that will need to be paid to the resort at the end of the trip. Please call if you are interested in any of these options.
Please feel free to contact me any time if you have questions or concerns.
Garry
Garry W Dole
Science Resources Coordinator
Erie 2 - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus BOCES
10001 Route 60
Fredonia, NY 14063
716-679-3419
FAX 716-679-3420
garrydole@aol.com
Friday, February 15, 2008
1-DAY BIODIVERSITY & CORAL REEF ECOLOGY WORKSHOP
When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - From 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Erie 2 BOCES, Science Center, 10001 Route 60, Fredonia, NY.
What: This workshop will be an introduction to Coral reefs, where they are located on the planet, the kinds of plants and animals that live there, how they live together and the challenges of global warming as well as appropriate activities for your classroom. Teachers attending this workshop will be eligible to borrow a multigrade Tropical Marine Ecology (TME) Materials Kit for use in their classroom. The kit includes a variety of books, video tapes, slides, tropical sand, coral skeletons, shells, and two stereo microscopes.
Workshop presenters will include past participants from our summer Tropical Marine Ecology Program; Helen Domske, Sea Grant Specialist and Garry Dole, Science Resources Coordinator. Many of the activities are thematic units that have been developed using materials from the TME Kit.
To Register: Teachers using science kits from Erie 2 BOCES please check with your building administrator after February 25, 2008. All others call the Science Center at 800-344-9611, x-2598.
Where: Erie 2 BOCES, Science Center, 10001 Route 60, Fredonia, NY.
What: This workshop will be an introduction to Coral reefs, where they are located on the planet, the kinds of plants and animals that live there, how they live together and the challenges of global warming as well as appropriate activities for your classroom. Teachers attending this workshop will be eligible to borrow a multigrade Tropical Marine Ecology (TME) Materials Kit for use in their classroom. The kit includes a variety of books, video tapes, slides, tropical sand, coral skeletons, shells, and two stereo microscopes.
Workshop presenters will include past participants from our summer Tropical Marine Ecology Program; Helen Domske, Sea Grant Specialist and Garry Dole, Science Resources Coordinator. Many of the activities are thematic units that have been developed using materials from the TME Kit.
To Register: Teachers using science kits from Erie 2 BOCES please check with your building administrator after February 25, 2008. All others call the Science Center at 800-344-9611, x-2598.
Monday, February 11, 2008
8-DAY SUMMER TRIP INFORMATION
TROPICAL MARINE ECOLOGY
DATES: August 9-16, 2008 (8 days) Travel arrangements from Buffalo, NY Airport.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) and Anthony's Key Resort (See links at left); oceanfront facility, double occupancy cabanas with private bath (Key Standard rooms are not air conditined), air conditioned classroom, dolphin encounter, dive shop and more.
COSTS: $1839.00* for COSEE Scholars* (See funding possibilities below.) Cost includes room and meals, round trip airfare from Buffalo, NY, bus and boat fees, transfers, admissions, hotel and departure taxes, and all tips and gratuities. Tuition and souvenirs extra. School districts may financially support their teachers; see note below. Significant others welcome at the regular cost of $2339. (A limited number of air conditioned rooms are available as well as private rooms and trip insurance, for an addition fee. Please call for more information.)
GRADUATE CREDIT: OPTIONAL: Three hours of graduate credit are available from SUNY at Buffalo. Tuition costs are extra and must be paid directly to the University. Please call if interested.
EQUIPMENT: You will need snorkeling gear: mask, snorkel and fins. If you need to purchase equipment we will make recommendations and provide any necessary training before the trip.
CONTENT AREAS: Topics to be covered with presentations and field visits: the coral reef, including reef formation and ecology; reef fish; reef invertebrates; animal relationships; sandy beaches; tide pools; zonation at a rocky shore; mangroves; and turtle grass beds.
ADDITIONAL INFO: An informational meeting will be presented Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Science Resources Center, 10001 Route 60, Fredonia, NY at 7:00 PM. For directions or additional information please call Helen Domske, Sea Grant Resource Agent at (716) 645-2114 x2337 or Garry Dole, Science Resources Coordinator, Erie 2 BOCES at (716) 679-3419 or 800-344-9611 ext. 2598 (from 716 area code).
Funding Possibilities to explore....
* COSEE-GL will provide $500 scholarships for the first 10 eligible educators. (Trip cost of $1839 reflects the total cost after the scholarship is applied.) Please call for more information and a scholarship application.
Check out: http://www.coseegreatlakes.net/events/marine_immersion
This is a Professional Development activity and may qualify for both local district funding and inservice course credit as required by the NYS Commissioner of Education.
Sponsors of this workshop reserve the right to limit group size and cancel due to insufficient numbers of participants. Cost is based on a minimum of twelve participants and current air fare prices. Participants must be able to demonstrate PADI snorkeling skills or be willing to wear a snorkel vest when in the water.
Please enroll me in the Tropical Marine Ecology Workshop. I am 21 or older.
SEND TO:
Garry W. Dole
E2CC BOCES, Science Resources
10001 Route 60
Fredonia, NY 14063
NAME _________________________________
HOME ADDRESS ________________________
CITY / STATE / ZIP ______________________
HOME PHONE __________________________
e-mail _________________________________
Educators please complete:
SCHOOL ___________________GRADE_______
SCHOOL ADDRESS _______________________
CITY / STATE / ZIP ______________________
√if you want an application for Graduate Credit.___
Please include a $400.00 deposit payable to
Tropical Marine Ecology and return by March 11, '08
DATES: August 9-16, 2008 (8 days) Travel arrangements from Buffalo, NY Airport.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) and Anthony's Key Resort (See links at left); oceanfront facility, double occupancy cabanas with private bath (Key Standard rooms are not air conditined), air conditioned classroom, dolphin encounter, dive shop and more.
COSTS: $1839.00* for COSEE Scholars* (See funding possibilities below.) Cost includes room and meals, round trip airfare from Buffalo, NY, bus and boat fees, transfers, admissions, hotel and departure taxes, and all tips and gratuities. Tuition and souvenirs extra. School districts may financially support their teachers; see note below. Significant others welcome at the regular cost of $2339. (A limited number of air conditioned rooms are available as well as private rooms and trip insurance, for an addition fee. Please call for more information.)
GRADUATE CREDIT: OPTIONAL: Three hours of graduate credit are available from SUNY at Buffalo. Tuition costs are extra and must be paid directly to the University. Please call if interested.
EQUIPMENT: You will need snorkeling gear: mask, snorkel and fins. If you need to purchase equipment we will make recommendations and provide any necessary training before the trip.
CONTENT AREAS: Topics to be covered with presentations and field visits: the coral reef, including reef formation and ecology; reef fish; reef invertebrates; animal relationships; sandy beaches; tide pools; zonation at a rocky shore; mangroves; and turtle grass beds.
ADDITIONAL INFO: An informational meeting will be presented Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Science Resources Center, 10001 Route 60, Fredonia, NY at 7:00 PM. For directions or additional information please call Helen Domske, Sea Grant Resource Agent at (716) 645-2114 x2337 or Garry Dole, Science Resources Coordinator, Erie 2 BOCES at (716) 679-3419 or 800-344-9611 ext. 2598 (from 716 area code).
Funding Possibilities to explore....
* COSEE-GL will provide $500 scholarships for the first 10 eligible educators. (Trip cost of $1839 reflects the total cost after the scholarship is applied.) Please call for more information and a scholarship application.
Check out: http://www.coseegreatlakes.net/events/marine_immersion
This is a Professional Development activity and may qualify for both local district funding and inservice course credit as required by the NYS Commissioner of Education.
Sponsors of this workshop reserve the right to limit group size and cancel due to insufficient numbers of participants. Cost is based on a minimum of twelve participants and current air fare prices. Participants must be able to demonstrate PADI snorkeling skills or be willing to wear a snorkel vest when in the water.
Please enroll me in the Tropical Marine Ecology Workshop. I am 21 or older.
SEND TO:
Garry W. Dole
E2CC BOCES, Science Resources
10001 Route 60
Fredonia, NY 14063
NAME _________________________________
HOME ADDRESS ________________________
CITY / STATE / ZIP ______________________
HOME PHONE __________________________
e-mail _________________________________
Educators please complete:
SCHOOL ___________________GRADE_______
SCHOOL ADDRESS _______________________
CITY / STATE / ZIP ______________________
√if you want an application for Graduate Credit.___
Please include a $400.00 deposit payable to
Tropical Marine Ecology and return by March 11, '08
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Trip Information
Trip Dates: August 9-16, 2008
Trip info including the cost will be posted soon. Please check back.
Thanks,
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Trip info including the cost will be posted soon. Please check back.
Thanks,
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
Tropical Marine Ecology
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