Shoals in CALS News
GoShoals | 9:34 am | July 26, 2010 | Announcements
On June 30, student interns at the Shoals Marine Lab activated 15 new solar panels, bringing the remote marine facility another step closer to energy independence. The panels, purchased through grant and donor funds, will generate electricity for Cornell’s teaching island… Read More or View Photos.
Ecology of Animal Behavior: In the News
GoShoals | 9:55 am | July 20, 2010 | Announcements
After the bird walk, the students spread out along the island’s shoreline to measure the length of rockweed, a brown algae growing on the rocks. The students were tackling the question of whether they thought the rockweed would be longer low on the rocks, where it spends more time completely submerged as the tide rises, or higher up in their habitat range. In small teams, the students measured five plants for length and bushiness in each area. Later, the class would collate the data and determine whether the findings supported their theories for which area is more conducive to longer growth.
Read more or check out the Ecology of Animal Behavior course page.
Photo & article by Krishna Ramanujan.
Gulls at the Isles of Shoals
GoShoals | 3:02 pm | July 5, 2010 | Announcements
Here’s an incredible set of photographs of gulls at the Isles of Shoals, complete with captions, from Rye Reflections:
Even though I grew up in the Seacoast and was familiar with the sight and sound of gulls, I had never truly experienced gulls until seeing them during breeding season on Appledore Island. They take over the island, nesting everywhere. And they are very protective of their nests and chicks, so that visitors are well-advised to carry a gull stick to hold overhead, to serve as a target for the gull instead of the top of your head… Read More.
Photo by Jim Cerny.
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GoShoals | 9:59 am | July 1, 2010 | Announcements
…kW of solar on Appledore! Ross Hansen writes: Yesterday afternoon the new array went on-line. The interns had a great time with the installation…it was a great experience for all of them.
