Wrack Lines

Spring/Summer 2007 (Volume 7 Number 1)

Letter from the Editor #10

Peg Van Patten
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Slaughter Sees Nature with an Extraordinary Eye

by Peg Van Patten
A Long Island artist uses canvas and paint to reveal nature.
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A World of Small Discoveries: Zooplankton Barcoding

by Rob Jennings
Scientists with the Census of Marine Life's Zooplankton unit are barcoding the wee beasties.
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Bob Pomeroy Asks "How is Your MPA Doing?" in Five Languages

by Peg Van Patten
A UConn Sea Grant fisheries expert knows how to evaluate the effectiveness of marine protected areas.
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A Tale of Two Flowers

by Juliana Barrett
A land trust and some coastal habitat experts are restoring some coastline. The welcome mat is out for one flower but not the other.
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What Shapes the Ever-changing Long Island Sound?

by Michael M Whitney
Learn about the dynamic physical forces that change our favorite estuary on a daily basis, and how scientists observe the changes.
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Connecting the Connecticut Coastline to the Arctic: Pollutants Know No Boundaries

by Penny Vlahos
Cleaners and other chemicals we use everyday travel to the Arctic and show up in polar bears and the ambient air!
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A night and day to remember

by Joel Stocker
A nor'easter that tore through Connecticut on tax day reshaped beaches.
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Teachers hone sea science skills at "Seine the Sound"

by Peg Van Patten
K-12 educators pooled ideas and expertise at a professional development workshop at Hammonassett State Park. Photo gallery!
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