Glenburnie School 2017

It's always a fun week when the Grade 8 students from the Glenburnie School in Oakville, Ontario visit the Huntsman. The students are immersed in the life and culture of St. Andrews by-the-Sea, New Brunswick; searching for creatures on the beach, working in the lab, touring the Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium, hiking, collecting animals while aboard a research vessel, gathering data on an invasive crab, conducting a shoreline cleanup, and exploring the historic Ministers Island.

Below are some pictures from the week.

Exploring the intertidal zone.

We found lots of little sea stars.

Heading out on Passamaquoddy Bay aboard the research vessel, the Fundy Spray.

Collecting plankton to study in the lab.

Conducting a benthic drag to explore the diversity of life at the bottom of the bay.

scallops

rock crab

purple sunstar

hermit crab

Viewing plankton in the lab.

Gathering data on the invasive green crab.

Some of the females had eggs.

Measured and marked.

We even found some clams.

Beautiful day for a cruise on the Bay of Fundy.

The Head Harbour Lighthouse on Campobello Island.

Hiking up Chamcook Mountain.

Enjoying the view.

Collecting marine debris on the shoreline.

Sculptures with the debris before it is disposed of properly.

Walking across the ocean floor to Ministers Island.

Touring Covenhoven, the historic summer estate of Sir William Van Horne. 

Inside the foyer.

Heading to the barn.