Open to all educators grades k-12.  
What is the current ecological status of the Rappahannock River, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Tangier Sound environments with respect to natural resource value, water quality, habitat resiliency, and species diversity? Investigate these questions in real time and explore two remote, remarkable regions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed during this five-day, on-water immersive course.  Participants will investigate the biodiversity and productivity of the Chesapeake Bay through studies on beaches, mudflats, fresh- and saltwater marshes, forests, and open waters of the Bay. Both biotic and abiotic factors will be examined daily while the effects of climate change and sea level rise will be observed and discussed relative to inhabitants in and around the Bay watershed.  
Length & Location: 5 days total; 2 days/2 nights at St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock VA, and 3 days/2 nights at CBF's Smith Island Environmental Education Center. 
Cost: $300
Credit: Maryland teachers are eligible for 3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits from MSDE for successful course completion. Pennsylvania teachers are eligible for 30 Act 48 credits for successful course completion. Virginia teachers are eligible for documentation of 45 contact hours for successful course completion. Graduate credit is available from Virginia Commonwealth University. 
Pre-Course Orientation date coming soon.   

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