How is Boston Harbor Islands national park area a resource for UMASS students?
It is a great resource! We have vessels to bring students out to the islands and onto the harbor. A lot of classes go out to the islands to supplement course content in history, archaeology, natural sciences, and resource management. Others have gone out on beach clean ups, as part of the annual COASTSWEEP campaign that we help organize. During the warmer months the University’s Division of Marine Operations provides boat trips for the community around the harbor islands during the lunch hour. Of course more could be done to utilize the islands, but with the time constraints of the class hour and the busy schedules of our students, it can be difficult to get out there and back. Did UMass students attend this year’s symposium? What did the symposium have to offer them, and how do you see them becoming more involved in future Boston Harbor Islands Science Symposia? A Coastal Zone Management class in its entirety attended the symposium, as well as other students from our Environmental, Ea
