Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Sally Griffin Active Living Center
700 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove, CA
Free Admission

The class included a photographic journey, fun facts and hands-on activities. Children learned how to recognize and identify marine wildlife, and how the animals eat, sleep and stay warm. The group went to a nearby park to lay out lines of different lengths which represented the size of several marine mammals in Monterey Bay. The blue whale line was the longest – blue whales are the largest mammals at over 100’ long. “Wow! That is huge!” shouted one of the students.

Marine Life Studies provided kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, both Seaside and Salinas Units an experience of a life time this summer. Peggy Stap and Jenna Contuchio first taught classes on whales, dolphins and marine wildlife with photos, fun facts and hands-on activities. Children learned how to recognize and identify marine wildlifes, and how the animals eat and stay warm. Then Marine Life Studies took the kids whale watching at Fisherman's Wharf with Princess Monterey Whale Watching. The day ended with a picnic lunch at a park nearby. An amazing experience for the kids as many of them have never even been to the ocean. Marine Life Studies is a Community Partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County.

Jenna Contuchio, Education Coordinator, and Peggy Stap, Research Director, of Marine Life Studies bring "Pollution Solutions" to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County December 2011/January 2012 as part of "Winter Fun" during the kids winter break. Read all about it.

Jenna and Peggy are excited to bring marine debris awareness programs for Club Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County. The topic, "Pollution Solutions", empowers kids with the knowledge that everyday choices they make can make a difference. They will be screening the film "Bag It" as part of the program.  There will be hands-on activities for the kids.

Presented to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County in July

Salinas and Seaside, CA – March 15, 2012. Jenna Contuchio and Peggy Stap of Marine Life Studies will be facilitating the new program, Take it to the Streets™, a Marine Life Studies Plastic Police education and activity initiative for Club Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County. Take it to the Streets™ goes inland, getting Club Members involved in cleanup efforts in the streets of their neighborhoods. Since greater than 80% of pollution found during beach cleanups is from land-based sources, the program gives children who do not live directly on the ocean (which is in their own backyard) the opportunity to actively play a part in the solution and help keep pollution out of the eco-system before it ever gets into our waterways and into the ocean. Club Members learn why it is important to keep our waterways clean and our oceans healthy, and how changes in their everyday lives can bring about positive change to the environment.