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An alligator rests on a log in a swampy area surrounded by trees and lush aquatic vegetation.

Funding opportunity: Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience in the Gulf

Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience in the Gulf

citizen science month

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Three photos of citizen science volunteers. From left to right, the first photo is of Shelby wearing a raincoat and hat, standing on a cliff near a foggy coastline. Second, Esther and Jerry stand together on a sandy beach holding turtle monitoring equipment. Third, Craig Wollam holds a large fish while standing on a boat with the coastline in the background.

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Shucking my way to exciting innovations: My internship researching new methods of oyster farming in Alaska

October 3, 2024

On a misty morning, elevated lines of oyster cages hang from poles that are staked in a wet, sandy shore.

An internship using fish inner ear structures to estimate predation on salmon

September 25, 2024

Reid, whose face is out of focus in the background, uses forceps to hold up a small white crystalline structure for the camera.

Tricky tautog: Lessons in resilience from my internship studying larval fish

September 19, 2024

Emily stands at a lab bench, concentrating as she presses down on the bulb of a pipette that she holds carefully in a plastic bin.

Infographic: Words of wisdom for teens taking environmental action

September 16, 2024

An infographic titled "Words of wisdom for teens taking environmental action: Quotes from the speakers of the 2024 Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers Youth Summit." It depicts fifteen cartoon illustrations of the 2024 CELC Youth Summit speakers and speech bubbles connecting each to a notable quote. Read the full narrative below.

Collaborative versus independent research: Lessons from my NOAA internship

September 5, 2024

Kennedy wears waders and is standing in water up to her knees. In one hand she holds an oyster and the other rests on a plastic bin holding more oysters that is floating in front of her.

Seeing stars: A day in the life of a Hollings scholar at Kodiak Laboratory

August 22, 2024

A sea star in a plastic weigh dish on a laboratory balance. The balance reads "38.2441 g."

Back to school bundles: NOAA resource kits for your classroom

August 7, 2024

Three students use pieces of plastic and board to push water towards a replica of Norfolk. An instructor assists the students with the activity.

Immerse yourself in Earth and space: Get SOS Explorer

June 5, 2024

Visualize data on a virtual globe using this free software for your PC!

A person sits at a desk looking at a laptop screen and a computer monitor. The screens show a globe displaying a tsunami dataset in SOS Explorer.

Infographic: How does sea foam form?

May 10, 2024

An infographic of sea foam showing that decayed marine life breaks down into surfactant molecules, which form the spherical micelles that lead to sea foam. For a full transcript of the infographic, please visit https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/special-topics/hands-on-science-activities/sea-foam/explanation.

Earth Day art to color, download, and share

April 3, 2024

A doodled graphic of the Earth with the text “Every day is Earth Day” on it. The Earth is surrounded by drawings of nature including a desert, tropics, tundra, marine and deep sea environments, mountains, forests, rivers, and hills.