Coast Day
Learn about coastal, marine and environmental science at Sharp Campus on Oct. 6th, 2024!
Coast Day 2024: Ecosystems for Everyone
Save the date! Coast Day returns on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus, 1044 College Drive, Lewes, Delaware.
Join University of Delaware scientists, staff and students as we showcase the important research we’re doing to protect our coasts, forests, cities and agricultural lands across the state! Coast Day highlights the many ways that we’re working together to understand our rich environmental resources and better serve local communities.
Attracting more than 5,000 visitors from across the region, Coast Day is the annual flagship event of UD’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. Attendees enjoy hands-on activities, tour research vessels, explore campus laboratories, listen to lectures from local scientists, and interact with a wide range of exhibitors including UD student organizations, community partners, and state environmental agencies.
DISCOVERY LECTURES
Location: Marine Studies Library, Room 234
Hear from faculty and community experts in these informative talks on a range of topics including climate change, sharks, and marine mammals.
10:30 a.m. — Managing Extreme Heat in Urban, Agriculture and Coastal Ecosystems | Dana Veron, Co-director, Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub & Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences
12:00 p. m. — Exploring the Hidden Lives of Sharks | Aaron Carlisle, Associate Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy
1:30 p. m. — Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Delaware Coast | Suzanne Thurman, Executive Director, Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation (MERR) Institute
SPECIAL SCREENING: EXPEDITION UNKNOWN WITH PROJECT RECOVER
Location: Cannon Lab, Room 202
11:00 a.m. & 1 p.m.
View this special episode featuring UD’s work with Project Recover to find and repatriate Americans missing in action since WWII.
UD MASCOTS YOUDEE AND BABY BLUE
11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.
DEOS WEATHER STATION TOUR
Location: Walking tour begins outside
Smith Lab entrance
11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
Explore a UD weather station and learn about the sensors and data that help us monitor weather and climate across the region.
ALL DAY:
Ship tours
Lab tours (including Robotic Discovery Labs)
Marine critter touch tanks
Food trucks and live music
External partners are a big part of Coast Day every year, sharing their work exploring and protecting Delmarva’s environment.
Aquatic Project
BLOG
Climate Fellows
Delaware Athletics
Delaware Geological Survey
Delaware Sea Grant
Environmentors
EOEClub
Fisheries Aquaculture Research Extension
Geology Club
Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub
Mariners
Microbial Fun
Ocean Rocks
Orb Lab
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Peace and Justice Studies
Project ABLE
SCUBA Diving Operations
Shark Lab
SMSP Graduate Student Association Lewes
Sussex County Master Gardeners
Sustainable Places Research Group
UD Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
UD Office of Undergraduate Admissions
UD Project Recover
UD Water Resources Center
Citizens' Climate Lobby of Delaware
Cosmos Gardens Adopt DE Trees
Del-One Federal Credit Union
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays
Delaware Council of Wildlife Rehabilitators and Educators
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
Delaware State University
Delaware Technical Community College
DSWA
Envirotech
Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition
Lewes Beekeeping Club
NOAA Fisheries
Oceana
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Plastic Free Delaware
POWER
Seagals Gallery of DE
Sierra Club Delaware Chapter
Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider Foundation, Delaware Chapter
Sussex Preservation Coalition
5th grade students in Delaware are invited to participate in the Coast Day 2024 essay contest
Our Coast Day essay contest follows the Coast Day theme, Ecosystems for Everyone. In this year’s essay contest, students are asked to describe their favorite Delaware ecosystem or habitat, what types of animals and plants live there, why the ecosystem or habitat is important and what people can do to protect the ecosystem or habitat.
Student essays must be postmarked or emailed, by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 11, 2024. Download the complete rules here, or for more information, e-mail David Christopher at dmchrist@udel.edu.