The 4th annual Blue Hill Maritime Festival will now take place on Saturday, August 5, 10am-4pm. (Scheduling conflict on 19th) It will be a celebration of Blue Hill's maritime past featuring traditional small boats, boat rides and demonstrations, sea shanties and nautical tunes, seafood, ice cream and more. There will be plenty of activities for […]
As part of Blue Hill Heritage Trust's (BHHT) mission to teach and practice a stewardship ethic, BHHT will host an open house event at the Shaw Institute. Through presentations and demonstrations, participants will learn about the Shaw Institute's work on fecal bacteria levels around the Blue Hill Peninsula to address public and ecological health. Snow […]
At 6:30 p.m., Dr. Charles Rolsky, executive director and senior research analyst of the Shaw Institute in Blue Hill, will talk about the impact of plastic pollution on the environment and what we can do to help. He will be preceded by Plastic Pollution Solutions, a BBWC committee working to decrease the use of single-use […]
We hope this message finds you jumping into a successful 2024! We are pleased to invite you to join us for an in-person Annual Meeting & Business Showcase Event. We want to thank our members and display our amazing businesses and services on Blue Hill Peninsula, surrounding islands and beyond! This is a time to […]
Our executive director, Dr. Charlie Rolsky, and our Special Projects Manager, Dani Rodriguez, will visit the Blue Hill Harbor School for a presentation about the Shaw Institute, followed by a microscope activity on phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Maine. We will provide water samples and have students view the samples under […]
Stop by Peters Cove between 3-4 pm and learn how BHHT and the Shaw Institute work to preserve this site for hiking and swimming. You’ll learn how the Shaw Institute monitors this site for water quality and how you can stay informed about bacteria monitoring throughout the Summer. This pop-up event requires no registration, and […]
Our executive director, Dr. Charlie Rolsky, will be the featured speaker on July 7, as part of the Good Life Center's 2024 Summer Speaker Series. Charlie will be talking about microplastics and climate change.
The Shaw Institute will host a free community event that brings together local and regional organizations to raise awareness about the connection between land and sea on Saturday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Blue Hill YMCA. We'll have vendors with educational displays and a 65-foot inflatable fin whale from the Blue Ocean Society. Don't […]