{"id":227,"date":"2022-06-29T22:32:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T02:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2022-09-14T15:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T19:12:34","slug":"environmental","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/environmental\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block__mariners-cover alignfull content-position-left has-dark-background\" data-component=\"aiLazyload\">\n\t<div class=\"block__mariners-cover--content content-background-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservation <br>in Mariners&#8217; Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mariners\u2019 Park is home to a diverse ecosystem of plants, animals, and other organisms. Our team\u2019s environmental conservation efforts focus on the Park\u2019s living collection, including the Mariners\u2019 Forest, Lake, and Wildlife. The Mariners\u2019 ensures the Living Collection\u2019s health and sustainability with the support of donors, volunteers, and strategic partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block__mariners-cover--background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1965\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186.jpg 1965w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-1536x805.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-805x422.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-620x325.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-386x202.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-281x147.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-180x94.jpg 180w\" data-attachment-id=\"2573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/park\/mariners-lake\/20200627_ams__s947022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1965,1030\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20200627_AMS__S947022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-300x157.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20200627_AMS__S947022-e1660660308186-1024x537.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__featured-list alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"upper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"featured-list-nav-heading\" class=\"title\">Initiatives for each area of the Living Collection:<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mariners-card\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Initiatives for each area of the Living Collection:\" class=\"nav-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul aria-labelledby=\"featured-list-nav-heading\" role=\"list\" id=\"featured-list-menu\" class=\"menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/environmental\/mariners-forest\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Protecting Mariners\u2019 Forest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\"> Learn more about forest restoration and other important projects in Mariners\u2019 Forest.\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-180x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"Man planting a tree\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 175px, 96px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-620x826.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-386x515.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited-281x375.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20211117-AMS-TreePlanting-45-edited.jpg 799w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/environmental\/mariners-lake\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Protecting Mariners\u2019 Lake\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Our team partners with local students and community organizations to study and conserve this critical resource.\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-180x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 175px, 96px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-805x805.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-386x386.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220216-AMS-B-WET-19-edited-281x281.jpg 281w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/environmental\/mariners-wildlife\/\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading heading-style-3\">Protecting Mariners\u2019 Wildlife\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Learn more about our efforts to study and protect our Park\u2019s amazing wildlife.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-180x116.jpg\" class=\"attachment-180w size-180w\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 37.5rem) 272px, 149px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-180x116.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-1536x988.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-805x518.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-620x399.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-386x248.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966-281x181.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC9966.jpg 1555w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"side-image\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-1024x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 80rem) 744px, 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-1536x649.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-805x340.jpg 805w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-620x262.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-386x163.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-281x119.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-180x76.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670.jpg 2048w\" data-attachment-id=\"2126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/park\/mariners-lake\/marinerslake\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,865\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marinersLake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-300x127.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/marinersLake-e1666211498670-1024x433.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"background\" rel=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/themes\/mariners\/client\/src\/images\/bg-white.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Next Generation of Environmental Stewards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the summer of 2021, The Mariners\u2019 was awarded the Bay &#8211; Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant. Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), B-WET provides students with hands-on learning experiences in their local watershed. Working with community partners, our team is engaging ninth-grade Newport News high school students in a restoration project on Mariners\u2019 Lake.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/environmental\/b-wet\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1249\" height=\"1665\" data-attachment-id=\"3060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/20220330-ams-b-wet_students-60-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220330-AMS-B-WET_Students-60-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1249,1665\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20220330-AMS-B-WET_Students-60\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220330-AMS-B-WET_Students-60-edited-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220330-AMS-B-WET_Students-60-edited-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220330-AMS-B-WET_Students-60-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Woman plants eelgrass in Mariners' Lake.\" class=\"wp-image-3060\" 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https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220330-AMS-B-WET_Students-60-edited-180x240.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1249px) 100vw, 1249px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/20210621-ams-dominiondonation-29-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210621-AMS-DominionDonation-29-edited-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210621-AMS-DominionDonation-29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210621-AMS-DominionDonation-29-edited-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210621-AMS-DominionDonation-29-edited-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20210621-AMS-DominionDonation-29-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Bumblebee sits on pink flower.\" class=\"wp-image-3072\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bumblebee Learning Garden<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bumblebee Learning Garden is a pollinator-friendly space that changes and shifts with the seasons. The garden is used to teach local students about the importance of pollinators, native plants, and ways they can protect sensitive habitats in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinersmuseum.org\/conservation\/environmental\/mariners-forest\/bumblebee-learning-garden\/\">What&#8217;s the Buzz?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block__featured-card alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mariners-card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book a Program in Mariners\u2019 Park!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mariners\u2019 offers many opportunities for K-12 students to explore the Park and Lake through exciting SOL-based outdoor programs. 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