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Our favorite night of the summer won't be the same without YOU! “A Night to Make Waves" takes place on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at the SaltWater Fields Event Barn in South Thomaston, Maine.
This isn’t just another summer evening; it’s an opportunity to raise awareness, strengthen connections, and help sustain the vital work of Herring Gut Coastal Science Center. With growing economic challenges, we need your help more than ever to ensure our programs thrive and continue inspiring students and communities across Maine.
Together, we can secure the future of Maine’s blue economy. Let’s make waves together!
Educators will gain lessons, resources, and materials for integrated classroom and field activities related to anadromous alewives that migrate between fresh and saltwater. They will also make connections with teaching and community partners and remain connected in our watershed education Community of Practice.
1-hour session of science, movement, and art for ages 3-6 !
This weeklong experiential camp is designed to focus on changing seas and how Maine’s marine economy is impacted. Topics include ocean plastics, rising sea level, warming waters and sustainability.
Experience the marine ecosystems that make Midcoast Maine so unique and learn what you can do to protect them!
Come discover the different coastal habitats of Midcoast Maine! Explore the rocky shore, salt marshes, and mudflats. Join us for hands-on, feet-wet activities that include tide pooling, science investigations, and other marine-inspired projects.
Come join our educators as they comb through the lower intertidal zone looking for urchins, crabs, sea stars and even lobsters and eels!
Bring the whole family to explore the theme of the week with our educators. Participate in hands-on activities and art projects that help discover the wonders of the ocean.