This year will mark our 6th annual World Oceans Day event! The StFX Biology dept. will be hosting the event in the J. Bruce Brown building on Saturday, June 8, from 11:00am-1:00pm.
Here’s a quick glimpse of the upcoming event:
Many critters! A variety of live local and tropical sea urchins, sea stars, crabs, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, blue lobster, and much more.
A seaweed station, showcasing a variety of local seaweed species and seaweed-based products used daily.
A station showcasing local sustainable alternatives to plastic items.
A fossil station with DIY trilobites and ammonites prints to take home.
Make-your-own nautical knots station led by Jeremie and Tim Bellemore from the St-Andrews 4-H Great Outdoors group.
A craft station, face painting station and henna tattoos station.
And something special for Aquaman fans! 😉
Returning guests will include:
♦ StFX Aquatic Resources Dept.
♦ Department of Fisheries and Oceans
♦ Nova Scotia Salmon Association
♦ Eastern Region Solid Waste Management
Click HERE to view last year’s displays.
We look forward to see you all on June 8!
Reg. 🙂
