By Emma Dullaert While it’s been three weeks since the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) summer program came to a close, something still seems to be missing on Linekin Bay. For nine weeks, the sight of the BSSC fleet of sailboats and rowboats cruising through the bay and kids […]
Our new docks from Custom Float Services in Portland were delivered and installed on Monday, June 5. Although it was cold and grey, the rain held off making the process a little easier. The docks were delivered via flatbed truck from Portland, then transferred to the water by crane. After […]
BSSC provides a safe, fun, friendly, and dynamic hands-on learning experience that fosters curiosity, respect, teamwork, self-confidence, responsible stewardship of the land and sea, and good sportsmanship. Our dynamic group of qualified instructors are led by Robert (RC) Chance, Principal Waterfront Instructor and Matthew (Matt) Duddy, principal Marine Science Instructor: […]
The Maine Department of Education has awarded the Boothbay Sea and Science Center $85,236.00 for its Summer 2023 Experiential Marine Science/Environmental Education on Linekin Bay program. For 3 weeks during the month of July this program will introduce 36 middle and high school students living in inland Maine communities to […]
With the support of science equipment from the Boothbay Sea and Science Center and seaweed seedlings from Spartan Sea Farms, Kelsey Payson, a sophomore at Medomak Valley High School, studied the impact of warming water on the absorption and retention of carbon dioxide (CO2) by Saccharina latissima. Twenty-two projects were […]
Boothbay Sea and Science Center opens the 2023 summer season at 12 Carter Road in East Boothbay. The BSSC staff arrives June 5, and June 19 is opening day. Volunteers, staff, and donors have made the new campus possible since the dinghies were put away last fall. Our successful fall […]
Boothbay Sea and Science Center wrapped up its 6th year of Exploring the Science of Seaweed Farming in-school program that engages schools in 4 Maine counties to grow, plant and ultimately harvest Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) and Aleria (Alaria esculante). This hands-on experiential program helps students gain a better understanding […]
We couldn’t do it without you We are so very grateful to the friends and supporters of Boothbay Sea and Science Center who met the challenge to raise more than $395,000 last fall for the acquisition of the Estate of Mildred A. Carter. The new campus enables BSSC to start […]
Boothbay Sea and Science Center President and Executive Director Pauline Dion was featured in a recent Sebago campaign. You can see the video below:
Robert Chance, aka, “RC” will be returning for a second summer with Boothbay Sea and Science Center as our Principal Waterfront Instructor. RC is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He began sailing while he was a student at St. Mary’s College. Having fallen in love with the sport he spent […]