After a great start to the 2017 camps we keep the fun going with an action packed day tomorrow. Here's the schedule
-IPYNC Staff
Schedule for Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
Hi everyone:
After a great start to the 2017 camps we keep the fun going with an action packed day tomorrow. Here's the schedule
Peace, Love and Sunshine,
-IPYNC Staff
After a great start to the 2017 camps we keep the fun going with an action packed day tomorrow. Here's the schedule
-IPYNC Staff
Camp 1, 2017 "Mystery Creature: Who Am I?" Clues
Hi everyone:
Each week of camps we give clues to the campers to try to guess a mystery creature.
Clue 1: I am small and live in forests areas with lots of bush and open spaces.
Clue 2: In the wild, humans and foxes eat it me.
Clue 3: I am considered a tasty treat in the Far East. Maybe that is why I am a very nervous bird!
Clue 4: I love to eat grass and bugs in the wild but here at the camps I eat turkey crumble
What I am will be revealed Friday just before the island amazing race.
-IPYNC Staff
Camp Schedule for Monday, July 10th, 2017
Hi9 everyone:
We are about to begin the 14 summer of camps tomorrow. Just a reminder that all campers should an old swimsuit or shorts tomorrow to wear for the Paint Splatter pArty. We also want to remind everyone to bring an empty Kleenex/ tissue box tomorrow for art with our dolphin expert in the afternoon. Here is a look at Monday's schedule:
Peace love and ready to go!
- IPYNC Staff
We are about to begin the 14 summer of camps tomorrow. Just a reminder that all campers should an old swimsuit or shorts tomorrow to wear for the Paint Splatter pArty. We also want to remind everyone to bring an empty Kleenex/ tissue box tomorrow for art with our dolphin expert in the afternoon. Here is a look at Monday's schedule:
- IPYNC Staff
Reef Ball Project Update: June 2017
Hi everyone:
Its been a while since we checked in and gave an update about the camps Reef Ball project. Our reef ball has been the bay for over 45 days now and life is slowly taking a liking to the artificial reef. So far, we've seen Seastars, periwinkles, barnacles, Cunners (a small perch-like fish) and a rock using the artificial reef.
We will be collecting data and submitting it to iNaturalist. I great app for your computer, tablet or smart phone for all of us to become citizen scientist and contribute to document the amazing life all around us. To learn more and to create your own account, please visit the iNaturalist website at http://inaturalist.ca/ Once your logged in look for our Indian Point Young Naturalist Club's Reef Ball project to see our latest observations.
Below are photos of the reef ball Scott took the begin of June with the camps underwater camera that all the campers will have a chance to use this summer.
Peace, love and having a looking forward in having a reef ball this summer,
- IPYNC Staff
Attentions ALL campers 12 to 15 years of age!
The IPYNC is looking for a few adventurous older campers to join us for a chance of a life time in August! Space on board is VERY LIMITED, so sign up soon! See below for details.
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Peace, love and duunnn dunnn... duuuunnnn duun... duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn! ( Jaws move theme song :)
- I.P.Y.N.C Staff
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Reef Ball Drop a Success!
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| The crew from Eagle Beach Construction prepare to drop the reef ball as tv crews film for the 6 O'clock news! |
On a sunny Friday, May 12, 2017, after months of research, emails and phone calls, the IPYNC finally dropped an artificial reef, called a reef ball, into St. Margaret's Bay.
The IPYNC was fortunate to have worked with Shelley Armsworthy, a Fishers and Oceans Canada Lobster Scientist, who found a reef ball in the Bedford Institute of Oceanography's parking for us. Without Shelley's enthusiastic help, we would not have got The Reef Ball Project ball rolling. A big thank you to Shelley who would every few weeks send us a photo of the snow surrounding the reef ball gradually melting away to finally be revealed the in April.
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| The reef ball slowly melting from the winter's snow at the BIO parking lot in March |
IPYNC's young naturalists will contribute to the pilot study that involves placing reef balls in St. Margaret's Bay and Mahone Bay They will collecting data over the next three years to see if the reef balls habitats are beneficial to the Bays ecosystem. This will be done by campers will diving the 2M to the reef ball or by the use of underwater scope and camera to observe the creatures that are attracted to the reef balls. After drying off, campers will record their observation. This data will be submitted to DFO at the end of the summer.
CBC and GLOBAL television reporters were at the camp on Friday reporting on the project. You can see GLOBAL's report and, by skipping ahead to 16:21 point, see the CBC report by clicking on the links below:
http://globalnews.ca/news/3448628/nature-club-releases-reef-ball-in-glen-haven-cove/
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/942804035874
CBC's Colleen Jones twitter feed of the reef ball drop can be found at this link: https://twitter.com/cbccolleenjones?lang=en
We also want to thank Junior Counselor Emma for doing a great job being interviewed and the campers and families who came right from school to cheer on the reef ball but in the bay.
Peace, love and having a reef ball,
-I.P.Y.N.C Staff
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