Teaching Science and the Sea this past summer at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre was an incredible learning experience for me: my first field-course (and first time teaching solo!) and my first course for non-science majors. I used Storify to … Continued
Been a hectic few months and a long absence here, but with good reason: I moved to Monterey, California! My science education and teaching interests have taken me to the California State University at Monterey Bay where I now wear … Continued
Just spent three amazing days teaching a seaweeds field course for the Raincoast Education Society in Tofino, B.C. See below for slides and teaching resources. This hands-on course got local Tofino folk and visitors alike exploring, learning and appreciating the … Continued
A holiday in London to see Monty Python live—that’s right, Monty-frickin’-Python—is enough excitement to melt your eyeballs, but you really can’t visit London without visiting a museum or two. On this trip the highlight was an afternoon in the Natural … Continued
Think back to your favorite science project in school, the one where you got to design your very own experiment. Now think about the first time you ever saw the ocean, how much fun it was to play in the … Continued
Today is World Oceans Day—for a few more minutes anyway—what better time to share a little slice of the ocean I love, to celebrate the diversity of life teeming along the seashore in Bamfield, British Columbia, while also remembering that … Continued
Today is my first day not in Bamfield after four months in Bamfield. I’m very sad. Well, also bonkers, over-the-moon ecstatic and grateful that I got to spend four months in this teeny coastal community at the end of the … Continued
A weather report is, for me, like a sausage: I enjoy the end product but never really think about how it’s made. I think they both involve pork… But then I spent time with a self-described “weather geek”, someone who … Continued
If you’ve ever been to Bamfield, B.C., a small community on the remote West coast of Vancouver Island, you know it’s a wild, weird and wonderful place. I absolutely adore it. Thanks to the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), a … Continued
I’ve never been one for deserts—they tend to be, uh, not oceans. Sure, they have sand, but where are the octopuses? However, I’ve changed my mind since coming to Tucson with Stephan for the wedding of a good friend. Here’s … Continued