Monthly Archives: November 2010

Youth perspective on GOMI

The Threat of a Monoculture Pete Furlong, GOMI Newburyport, MA This report by one of our GOMI youth is reflective of the influence the program has had on many. We welcome further student articles about their GOMI experience. I tossed … Continue reading

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Merrimack River sampling report

Newburyport GOMI Water Quality Program Matt Kennedy With the help of a 5K grant from the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank to acquire professional quality testing equipment, Newburyport GOMI has launched a pilot study of the water quality of the … Continue reading

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Chelsea – New perspective on basketball

The ECO crew for Chelsea Collabortive, also as known as the environmental chelsea organizers, have been working on a new event call Basketball for Change. This event is a 3 on 3 basketball tournament with 6 stations representing the problems … Continue reading

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Concord YES team final report

The YES team final report for their Summer activities is available on line and linked below. As a bit of a teaser to this full report we are  providing an excerpt of part of the Gulf of Maine Institute section. … Continue reading

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Maritimes schedule mini-conference

The Maritimes GOMI teams have scheduled their mini-conference for April 30/May 1, 2011. Teams from around the region will arrive in Shelburne, NS, on Friday, April 29, for a weekend of activities being hosted by the team at Shelburne High … Continue reading

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Chelsea Collaborative event

On Wednesday, December 8th, the Chelsea Collaborative, an organization with a Gulf of Maine Institute team, will host the 22nd Annual Holiday Gala Honoring Chelsea’s Unsung Heroes of this past year. Money raised from the event will support the diverse … Continue reading

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Concord selecting community projects

The Concord area team is about to have its third meeting and begin project planning. Already, the team members have laid out a list of prospective projects that they hope to address in this coming year.  At this week’s meeting … Continue reading

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GOMI team goes boating

A report from Chris Orlando, Newburyport team member. Recently, in our community, the 7th grade students toured the Merrimack River as a field trip to educate them on our local environmental problems. Accompanied by members of the GOMI team, the … Continue reading

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Our participating youth respond – Tantramar

Preliminary results from a recently conducted survey of GOMI alumni show that the program has had a powerful effect not just on environmental awareness, but personal development as well. Current Tantramar Wetlands team member. Q. What effect if any, did … Continue reading

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Our Gulf of Maine Coasts – Yarmouth NS

This starts a new series on the GOMI Web. Show us your coasts along the Gulf of Maine. We have great variety. Let’s visualize the contrasts and create a geographical record. This clip is from a wild section of Chebogue … Continue reading

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