The Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary provides a variety of school-based and field-based environmental educational programs for local students on Mount Desert Island. Programs are customized to teachers individual needs and curriculum goals, with particular emphasis on involving students in project-based learning. Some sample topics include:
Loon natural history & research
Floating Classroom Watershed Science
Healthy Watersheds
Wetland Ecology
Winter Ecology
Diadromous fish
Invasive species
MDI Wildlife
Somesville’s Historical Mills and Dams
For more information please contact Billy Helprin at (207) 460-9390 or email somesmeynell@gmail.com