On Tuesday, March 21st, 2017, we made a fieldtrip to Steps Beach. This beach is part of the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve (TPMR) in Rincón, Puerto Rico. We went with a group of students from the Residential Center of Educative Opportunities of Mayagüez (CROEM, by its Spanish acronym) so they could see the reserve, the ecosystems found therein, and the importance of preserving this and other similar areas in our archipelago. We wanted these students to have direct contact with the TPMR so they could learn what a reserve is, why is it called that, how it is designated so, and what the implications are for such a designation. While there, the students rotated across several stations. At each station, the educators explained different topics regarding marine and coastal resources. For instance, students could see and identify the mangrove trees featured in the TPMR, they measured water quality and weather parameters, and observed many of the area’s characteristic corals, the elkhorn coral, along with many of the organisms inhabiting this ecosystem. Also attending were several rangers from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, who offered a lecture on what should and shouldn’t be done in TPMR, the work they do, and the importance of preserving these places for everyone’s enjoyment. It was a very enriching experience since this was the first time visiting this area for many of the students.
CROEM visits the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve
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- Educational Guides
- Curricular Materials
- Implementing the Educational Guides
- Luis Muñoz Marín School
- José Rodríguez de Soto Elementary School
- Sergio Ramírez de Arellano Bilingual School
- Eva and Patria Custodio Franqui High School
- James Garfield Elementary School
- San Conrado College
- Catalina Morales de Flores School
- San Agustín College
- San Sebastián Mártir Academy
- Ana Hernández Usera Elementary School
- San Andrés Episcopal College
- CROEM visits the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve
- Segundo Ruiz Belvis School
- DNER Camp
- 4H Program Camp – SEA, RUM
- Lajas Cultural Center Camp and Francisco María Quiñones School of San Germán
- Sabana Grande Students Visit Playita Rosada
- Homeschooling group visits Playita Rosada
- Students from the Ramón Olivares Elementary School enjoy their first field trip to Magueyes Island
- Alumnos de la Escuela Superior Segundo Ruiz Belvis aprenden sobre diversos ecosistemas marinos y costeros en Playita Rosada
- Great educational experience at Playita Rosada for students from the Dr. Rafael Pujals Intermediate School
- Students visit Playita Rosada in order to learn about marine environments
- Training About the New Educational Guide: Coral Reefs
- Training about Puerto Rico’s Marine Ecosystems Educational Guides
- Magueyes Island Fieldtrip
- Playita Rosada Fieldtrip
- Punta Ballenas Nature Reserve Beach Cleanup
- The Ecological Tourism Student Club (CETE, by its Spanish acronym) Continues to Grow
- Rewarding the social commitment in youths working on Sea Grant Program initiatives in Tres Palmas Marine Reserve
- Teachers receive training about the marine ecosystems’ educational guides