I’ve been on vacation in Aruba for the past 10 days or so, and I’ve gone fishing every day. The fishing has been decent, but I’ve also see all kinds of wildlife from pelicans and sea turtles to eels and frigate birds. It’s amazing how much life a marine environment can support and what you can learn just from experiencing the ecosystem. This need not be formal education, but it can be. The Chincoteague Bay Field Station is a Wallops Island, VA based non-profit that makes a marine environment academic by providing “outstanding multi-disciplinary, educational and research opportunities that celebrate the rich natural, cultural, economic, and technological resources of the mid-Atlantic Coastal region through field-based and hands-on learning, often in affiliation with multiple public and private partners.”

A Field to Explore

Chincoteague Bay Field Station offers a wide range of programming for people of all ages. There are elementary, middle, high school, and college programs in addition to adult education and family programs. The goal is to help people learn through experience while fostering creativity and environmental stewardship. They also do some serious scientific research. There’s plenty of information on their website to explore, and there’s also a job opening posted on Idealist for a Marketing and Development Coordinator. Additionally, the organization’s own Jobs page has a posting for a Field Education and a few seasonal/Summer positions.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• CBFieldStation.org
• Jobs at Chincoteague Bay Field Station
• About Chincoteague Bay Field Station
• Staff at Chincoteague Bay Field Station

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