Live shell “expecting” at local foundation
A female pear whelk is expecting the arrival of several hundred babies in three to four weeks in the touch tank at the Marine Science Center at Ostego Bay Foundation on 718 Fisherman’s Wharf.
Learn how baby shells are born by attending the new two-hour program each Thursday morning.
A docent-led tour hosted by Anna-Marie Nyquist, a local conchologist, includes: a power-point presentation featuring shells in local habitats; a hands-on table discussion of local shells; salt-water tanks containing live shells and other sea life; learning games such as ‘How do shells get their names?’; and clenaing shells effectively and often restoring colors.
Contact Nyquist at 466-6391 or go to nyquistam2@aol.com. You must register for the fun-and-fact guided tour at least two days prior to the date.