by FOSI Outreach | Aug 11, 2011 | Explore
The familiar greenish-brown macroalgae that covers the rocky shores of New England and maritime Canada is commonly called rockweed. Most of it is the species Ascophyllum nodosum. Rockweed has been harvested commercially and extracts from it are used for fertilizer or...
by FOSI Outreach | Jul 16, 2009 | Explore
Searsport District High School students spend a foggy summer morning conducting hands-on examination of diverse coastal wetland ecosystems along the Sears Island shoreline. Later they discuss the importance of these wetlands, along with issues of human use and...
