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Today During Camp: Ocean Zones and a… Singing Battle?
While learning about our beaches and the different ways that human interaction affects them, campers got their hands dirty creating model beaches, first in their image of what a beach looks like and then making a natural beach, which is a beach that has not had sand added to it or moved by humans.
July 8, 2021Blogs and Perspectives, Girls Camp
Oceanography Camp for Girls Turns 30
This three-week summer program, designed for young women from Pinellas County in their sandwich summer between middle school and high school, has earned billing by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a model for immersive, experiential STEM learning for women and girls.
June 29, 2021Girls Camp, News
Virtual Science Camps Provide a Much-Needed Escape
The camp looked a bit different this year. Instead of the traditional three-week in-person format, the camp will be a hybrid virtual and in-person format taking place over the next nine months.
July 31, 2020Community Engagement, Girls Camp
OCG is the place for me
Celebrating our campers’ achievements and friendship on OCG celebration day!
June 28, 2019Girls Camp
Get to Know the Staff – Ryan’s Passion!
Being fit allows greater focus and endurance in the classroom.
June 25, 2019Girls Camp
Maps, Models, and Marine Resources
Week two of OCG, which is filled with various lab days, has come to an end!
June 24, 2019Girls Camp
The Ins and Outs of Fish
On Day 2 campers stepped up their game and became Fish Biologist themselves.
June 22, 2019Girls Camp
One Piece at a Time
Tiffaney’s skeleton belongs to the FWC Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab.
June 21, 2019Girls Camp
Understanding Barrier Islands
In order to understand how barrier islands move, the campers needed to learn about the longshore current.
June 20, 2019Girls Camp
Going Out On a Limb for Mangroves
Each mangrove cements themselves in the peat of the coastline slowing down water and protecting our coasts from erosion.
June 18, 2019Girls Camp
All Aboard! OCG Goes Out to Sea
OCG campers arrived at the USF docks bright and early for their research cruise.
June 17, 2019Girls Camp