VIMS Marine Science Day

Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceGloucester Point, VA

Saturday, May 19, 2012

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

www.vims.edu

Artwork byErin Forgit

of Williamsburg, VA

Welcome to VIMS Marine Science Day!There is NO CHARGE for activities, tours, or shuttle service.

Hot sandwiches, snacks, and drinks are available for purchase from The Kiwanis Club and Ben & Jerry’s located near the Kids’ Marine Science Pavilion.

VIMS Marine Science Day T-shirts are available for purchase in the VIMS Gift Shop, located in Watermen’s Hall, and in the Welcome Booth.

Restrooms are located in Watermen’s Hall (wheelchair-accessible restrooms are across from the elevator), Nunnally Hall (Fisheries Collection), and Chesapeake Bay Hall. Portable toilets are located in the Boat Basin.

The Parade of Marine Life begins at 11:00 am from the parking lot behind the Welcome Booth (weather permitting). These wonderful creatures were created and worn by:

Bethany United Methodist Church – Children’s Ministry

Rose Born

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula

Carolyn Childs

Daisy Girl Scout Troop

Lauren Dillon

Samuel, Johnathan, and Benadette Fields

Carl Hershner

Trenton Keener

Finnegan, Rauri, and Rhiannon Kilduff

Kattie McMillan

Paul Nichols

Aiden and Henry Sowers

Ware Academy

Judith Winston

Sophia Woodruff

Yorktown Elementary Math, Science & Technology Magnet School

Lilly Zerbe

At Your Leisure . . .

VIMS in the Bay and Around the World

Activities and Tours

Circled numbers correspond to location on map (on pg. 5)

! Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs

! Ocean Acidification/NSF GK-12 Program

! Secretive Seagrass Creatures

! Muddying the Waters Water quality & sediments

! Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program

! Weird and Wonderful Drifters Jellyfish and other zooplankton

! Sharks of Virginia…and Beyond

! Wonderous Wiggly Bottom Dwellers Benthic Biodiversity

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! Teaching Marsh Tour A full acre of grasses, shrubs, flowers, and purpose

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! Oyster Hatchery Tour Selective breeding of oysters for oyster aquaculture

! Estuaries Where Rivers and Oceans Meet Collecting, observing, and understanding (you may get wet and sandy)

! Kids’ Marine Science Pavilion Educational flounder crafts, printing, and fun

! Seagrass Ecology and Restoration Look at local seagrasses and the animals they harbor

! Fisheries Museum Collection 80,000 specimens from the mountain streams of Virginia to the abyssal plain

! Mysteries in the Mud—How geochemical tracers reveal the past, present, and future

! Multispecies Fisheries Research Lab Tour An up-close (and microscopic) view of how researchers determine the diet and age of fish

! Augmented Reality An interactive look at this technology and things to come.

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! “Osprey for a Second” Photo Booth

These exhibits/activities are open from 10 am - 3 pm.

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Diamondback Terrapins View live terrapins and discover which habitats they prefer

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Art Contest WinnersGrand Prize Winner – Erin Forgit

Adult Category (9th grade – adults)

First Place - Erin Forgit, Warhill High School, Williamsburg

Second Place - Phyllis Faas, Williamsburg

Third Place – Joy Klein, Gloucester Point

Child Category (K – 8th grade)

First Place – Katie McSweeney, 5th grade, Achilles Elementary School, Hayes

Second Place – David Singletary, 6th grade, Grafton Middle School, Yorktown

Third Place - Savannah Williams, 6th grade, Grafton Middle School, Yorktown

Honorable Mentions: Nicole Brown, 5th grade, Ware Academy; Jessica Quillman, 6th grade, Grafton Middle School; Angela Milligan, 6th grade, Ware Academy; Sierra Harris, 6th grade, Passage Middle School

By The Clock10:30 – 10:40am 10-minute Fast Talk –

“Fun Flounder Facts” by Lauren Nys

10:50 – 11:00am Recycling Relay Race at the VIMS Green Team Booth

11:00 – 11:15am Parade of Marine LifeSee map at lower right

11:30 – 11:45am Awards Ceremony for Parade of Marine Life costumes and Marine Science Day Artwork Contest (McHugh Auditorium)

12:00 – 12:45pm Seafood Cooking Demonstration andTasting Seating limited to the first 40 people

1:00 – 1:10pm 10-minute Fast Talk – “Taking a Bite out of Shark Bycatch” by Richard Brill

1:30 – 1:40pm Recycling Relay Race at the VIMS Green Team Booth

2:00 – 2:10pm 10-minute Fast Talk – “Welcome to the VIMS OspreyCam” by David Malmquist

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Shuttle buses leave from all shuttle stops approximately every 10 minutes.

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And to TheseMarine Science Day Sponsors:

Special ThanksFor the Programs Offered by:

! The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERRVA)

! VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM)

! Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program

! VIMS Faculty, Staff, Students, and Volunteers

Christopher Wren Association

For Lifelong Learning

The Owens Foundation

John & Julie Dayton

Rappahannock Concrete Corporation Martin, Ingles & Ingles Tidewater Newspapers, Inc.