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 […]
We will be at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. We’ll be decorating oyster shells to celebrate the day.
Boothbay Sea and Science Center has been selected as the recipient of Hannaford’s Community Bag Program for the month of April. For every reusable bag purchased that month at the Boothbay Harbor Hannaford (180 Townsend Avenue), BSSC will receive a $1. So, help celebrate Spring, Earth Day and BSSC all […]
On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at the First National Bank in Boothbay Harbor the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) closed on the Estate of Mildred A. Carter located at 12 Carter Road in East Boothbay. This working waterfront property will support BSSC’s seasonal program, extend the reach of its […]
It was a cold, windy day to be out on the water, but we managed to get our 2023 seaweed in the water on Thursday, Dec. 15. We were planting in Casco Bay off South Freeport with seaweed farmer Ken Sparta and his son Leo of Spartan Sea Farms. We […]
The planning board on Nov. 16 approved a request by the Boothbay Sea and Science Center to change the use of the Estate of Mildred A. Carter at 12 Carter Road from residential to educational facility and employee housing. The approval paves the way for us to continue with our […]