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Coast Encounters

Name: Coast Encounters
Address: Wells, ME, 04090, US
Telephone: (207) 831-4436
Rating: 5

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For tourists and natives alike, tidepool explorations with Coast Encounters are a unique, fun, and hands-on way to learn about Maine’s rocky coast!

cky shoreline of Maine and the critters under the rocks. After working in the freshwater streams of New Hampshire in the 70s, and in the music recording engineering field in the 80s, she returned to her passion in the tide pools of Maine when she was asked to bring in some marine creatures to her daughter’s second grade class. Her presentation on tide pool critters was so good, the teachers and students asked her back year after year. Today, Carol offers unique intertidal excursions on the Maine coast to small groups and brings the tide pools to schools and other locations. Carol’s favorite marine creature is the horseshoe crab. Her passion for horseshoe crabs comes out in her special program offerings and excursions featuring these “prehistoric helmets of the sea.”Carol holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation from the University of New Hampshire. She is a Shoals Marine Lab faculty member and a lifetime member of the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA). Carol is also a past president and lifetime member of the Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association (GOMMEA). She holds a Maine state license to collect intertidal organisms for educational purposes.Whether she is leading excursions to the rocky shore or bringing live organisms into the classroom, libraries, birthday parties, camps, or assisted living facilities, kids and grown-ups love Carol’s enthusiastic approach to hands-on learning.

01/05/2025

Words of wisdom to start off the new year in 2025…

12/31/2024

12/25/2024

Happy Holidays To All 🌠

11/20/2024

Award-winning image of a Green Crab by Hannah Somers at the MDI (Mount Desert Island, Maine) Bio Lab’s Light Microscopy Facility.

11/02/2024

THANK YOU ALL FOR A FABULOUS 2024 SEASON THAT ENDED TODAY 11/1

10/31/2024

I met a dear friend and fellow marine educator today. Check out his bumper sticker 🦀

10/24/2024

This is a stunning piece of work with artist Ray Troll at the helm. Take 5 minutes to watch it.

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This is "TREE OF LIFE" by Patrick Troll on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

10/06/2024

A Community Meal

10/03/2024

🍋🍋🍋SEA LEMON🍋🍋🍋
The newest invasive on the block from Europe.
A nudibranch (a.k.a. sea slug) that feeds on our native Breadcrumb Sponge.

09/25/2024

It’s National Lobster Day

September 25th

09/21/2024

IT’S OFFICIAL !!

I won the 2024
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I’m so grateful to all of you who voted for me. THANK YOU ❤️

09/06/2024

The kids are back at school. It’s time for the adults to have fun and romp in the tidepools. Come explore with me while the weather and water temperature are perfect🦀

Address

Wells, ME
04090

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 9pm
Tuesday	6am - 9pm
Wednesday	6am - 9pm
Thursday	6am - 9pm
Friday	6am - 9pm
Saturday	6am - 9pm
Sunday	6am - 9pm

Telephone

(207) 831-4436

Website

http://coastencounters.com/

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Our Story

Carol Steingart is a marine science educator who has been conducting intertidal programs for over 20 years. Carol, also known as “Coastal Carol,” fell in love with the marine world when she first went to the Shoals Marine Laboratory as an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire in 1977. Having grown up on the flat, sandy beaches of Long Island, NY, she was immediately captivated by the rocky shoreline of Maine and the critters under the rocks. After working in the freshwater streams of New Hampshire in the 70s, and in the music recording engineering field in the 80s, she returned to her passion in the tide pools of Maine when she was asked to bring in some sea creatures to her daughter’s second grade class. Her presentation on tide pool critters was so good, the teachers asked her back year after year. Today, Carol offers unique intertidal excursions on the Maine coast to small groups and brings the tide pools to schools and other locations. Carol’s favorite marine creature is the horseshoe crab. Her passion for horseshoe crabs comes out in her special program offerings and excursions featuring these “prehistoric helmets of the sea.” Carol holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation from the University of New Hampshire. She is a Shoals Marine Lab faculty member and a lifetime member of the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA). Carol is also a past president and lifetime member of the Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association (GOMMEA). She holds a Maine state license to collect intertidal organisms for educational purposes. Whether she is leading excursions to the shore or bringing horseshoe crabs or intertidal critters to the classroom, birthday parties, camps, or assisted living facilities, kids and grown-ups love Carol’s enthusiastic approach to hands-on learning.