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Resources and Links
Click below for information about other coastal studies that have been done as well as resources on coastal issues.
Free Curriculum Materials
Video
Other
Related Websites
Free
Curriculum Materials
Salt Marsh Science Curriculum
Is the invasive reed Phragmites spreading in our salt marshes? If yes, how fast is it spreading? What conditions is it growing in? Is it responding to restoration efforts? This curriculum for middle and high school students includes classroom activities, identification sheets and a dichotomous key for identifying salt marsh plants, and data sheets for salt marsh field trips utilizing lessons developed by Kristen Grant and the salt marsh science protocols developed by Dr. Robert Buchsbaum and Dr. David Burdick. Classroom teachers, Carmen Ochoa, Amanda Demetri, worked with Liz Duff to develop the "integrated unit" in 1999. We are pleased to offer you these tried and true methods for studying Phragmites, vegetation, fish and salinity in salt marshes.
The curriculum is broken into smaller units for downloading.
Striped Bass Research and Curriculum
Learn about Striped Bass research in Massachusetts Since 2001, the Mass Audubon Salt Marsh Science Project has collaborated with scientists participating in the Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (PIE-LTER). Thanks to Expanded Schoolyard funding from the National Science Foundation, we have developed lesson plans and resources including video segments presenting some of the research findings of scientists.
Download Striper Science Curriculum.
Free Volunteer Guide to Tidal Restrictions
Learn about the Parker River Clean Water Association and how
to order a free volunteer guide to assessing tidal restrictions
by visiting
their website.
Restoring Our Wetlands-Healing Our Watersheds
Learn why wetlands are important and need to be protected, how
Massachusetts is protecting its wetlands, and how individuals can
participate in local protection efforts. This 13-minute video is
available for loan from your local library or from Massachusetts
Audubon Society by contacting lduff@massaudubon.org.
The video was produced by the Massachusetts Wetlands Restoration
& Banking Program.
 Perennial Pepperweed Handbook
Video
Voices of the Great Marsh Educational video.
"On the upper North Shore of eastern Massachusetts is a
dynamic living ecosystem perched on the boundary between land and
sea. This video presents a compelling historical and contemporary
portrait of the Great Marsh through the voices of those who have
worked to protect it for future generations." It includes footage
and interviews with participants of the MAS Salt Marsh Science Project.
Available for $10.00 at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary 978-887-9264. Available to teachers for free on DVD from Liz Duff at lduff@massaudubon.org.
Produced by the 8 Towns & the Bay Committee, co-sponsored
by the Massachusetts Bays Program and the Merrimack Valley Planning
Commission.
Learn about Striped Bass research in Massachusetts
Since 2001, the Mass Audubon Salt Marsh Science Project has collaborated with scientists participating in the Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research. (PIE-LTER). Thanks to Expanded Schoolyard funding from the National Science Foundation, we have developed video segments presenting some of the research findings of scientists.
These videos explain the Striped Bass research conducted by the Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, UMass-Amherst (Dr. Martha Mather and Kristen Ferry) and supported by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.
Why do Stripers migrate up to Plum Island Sound Estuary from as far away as the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay? Find out by viewing these videos on YouTube:
Why Stripers Go, Part 1 (8 minutes)
Why Stripers Go, Part 2 (10 minutes)
How are striped bass using the Plum Island estuary habitats? Are there hot spots where they like to hang out? Learn about the Radio Telemetry Research conducted by UMass-Amherst (Dr. Martha Mather and Sarah Pautzke)
Bass Habitat Use Part 1 (9.5 minutes)
Bass Habitat Use Part 2 (7.5 minutes)
Other
Related Websites
Coastal Zone Management Wetland Restoration Program
Marine Biological
Laboratory
Gulf of Maine Institute
Parker River Clean Water Association
Eight Towns
and the Bay
Many other useful links can be found on Mass Audubon's links page.
Invasive Ecology Curriculum
The Invasive Plant Ecology Curriculum focuses on several invaders you most likely have seen in your city. This resource focuses on some top invaders found on our roadsides and wetlands. Many thanks to funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Nature of Learning Program.
PowerPoint presentations, Web-quests, lesson plans, and on-line mapping tools help bring this topic to life. If you live on the North Shore and want to get your students actively involved in invasive study and control, contact Liz Duff at lduff@massaudubon.org.
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