Stories about "Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area"
Curtis ’17 in key role as Bates joins Maine ecosystem project
Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:13 pm
With an alumna playing a central role, Bates College has joined The Nature Conservancy and state agencies in a long-term effort to monitor Maine ecosystems.
Bates in the News: Oct. 14, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016 8:00 am
The news media tells stories about coastal research, Bates parents of a transgender child, Val Smith '75's second year as Swarthmore president, and teaching 9/11 to students who don't remember it.
Slideshow: Beach morning, marsh afternoon, and starry night for these geology students
Friday, August 28, 2015 12:00 pm
From beach to marsh, geology students did faculty-guided thesis fieldwork in and around the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area, with time for play, too.
For students, finding an invasive insect in Maine is yet another ‘useful’ Bates experience
Friday, May 22, 2015 10:17 am
Finding an invasive and destructive insect is no one's idea of good news. How the insect was found, by a Bates professor and his students, does hit better notes.
Video: Visiting the Sprague Marsh to measure sea level change
Friday, May 2, 2014 9:00 am
Geology faculty and students head to Bates-Morse Mountain to place measurement rods deep in the marsh.
About the Cover: Bates–Morse Mountain in winter
Friday, March 15, 2013 2:54 pm
The cover of the Winter 2013 issue features a photo of grass...
‘Eco-anxious’ about climate change? Try a dose of natural beauty
Sunday, March 10, 2013 1:09 pm
We are distracted, “eco-anxious,” and paralyzed by the portents of climate change. But maybe all we need is a dose of natural beauty.
Presenting new knowledge in 1700 square inches
Sunday, March 1, 2009 12:25 pm
Dana Oster '09 had to think big — Atlantic Ocean big — during her geology research on the ever-shifting sands of Seawall Beach, part of the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area along the Maine coast.
Sediment at Seawall Beach
Saturday, November 1, 2008 4:07 pm
At the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area in September, Emily Chandler '09 of North Yarmouth, Maine (above), with Dana Oster ’09 of Mercer Island, Wash., and Professor of Geology Mike Retelle, surveys Seawall Beach to monitor the transport and erosion of beach sediment.
Community Fabric
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 10:39 am
The Harward Center and a fledgling Lewiston museum weave a working partnership.