Alternative Fall BreakReflections from students involved in the

Women’s Center and Women’s Studies Minor

KAYAKING

Beach Exploration

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Lighthouse service

BIrd watchIng

Marsh Reconstruction

Reward after a hard days work!!!

Oyster boats, surveying, and presentations

Smith Island

Coastkeeper’s presentation

Myers Brothers’ Dairy Farm

The Sea Around UsRachel Carson

May 27th, 1907-April 14th, 1964

Alternative fall break was a celebration of her 100th birthday and the accomplishments she made in her lifetime.

Impact of Going CoastalBy actually getting our “hands dirty” and seeing first-

hand the array of garbage in the marsh, we realized the difference just a few hours of clean-up with just a small group can actually do for the environment. 40+ bags of trash accumulated in just under two hours.Soda cans, fireworks, wrappers, oyster netting, a flip

flop, just to name a few.Some good came out of it: A baby terrapin turtle caught

in the netting was released! ‘Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find

reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts”- Rachel Carson