The Zephyr Education Foundation is a non-profit organization created to support marine science awareness and education through hands-on field activities. Areas of interest include marine biological, environmental and oceanographic field data collection studies. 

 

Students participate in the deployment and retrieval of a naturalist benthic dredge and plankton net to discover the rich variety of marine animals living in the waters off Woods Hole. A Naturalist assists in the identification of the organisms collected and provides an overview of the local natural history. Students also participate in making oceanographic measurements and observe tidal currents around Woods Hole. An additional side-trip to the Sippewissett Salt Marsh can be arranged to discover the diversity and importance of the estuarine environment.

Through collaboration with research institutions in Woods Hole, including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, we engage the class in the techniques, results and relevance of current research projects.

The Zephyr Education Foundation believes that while some students may become professional scientists, all will become voters whether they are teachers, school administrators, governmental officials or pursue other areas of interest. All can benefit from a hands-on program that illustrates the diversity, excitement and importance of the marine environment.

Zephyr Education Foundation, Inc. is recognized as a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.