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Guest blog post by Alison England, middle school science teacher from St. George School in Tenants Harbor.
With help from the Vital Signs Freshwater Mini-grant, St George School students are following leads in our community mystery of why alewives are not returning to our marsh following several years of restocking and the brief "appearance" of a small group of alewives coming into our marsh two years ago.

After a long and snowy winter, we know that school years will be going late here in Maine-- what a great opportunity to try out a field mission! Here are some of our new missions:

For those of you interested in exploring climate data, here are some of our favorite resources, all of which are free and do not require any log-in:

• Engage students in analyzing weather and climate datasets using simple, interactive graphs with Tuva's collection of datasets for understanding climate

Hey there VS Community,

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced an expansion of their Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) quarantine area. It comes right up to the border of Maine, just below Aroostook County line. Read this bulletin for more information.

You can get involved in EAB monitoring efforts with Vital Signs by following the Field Mission steps HERE.

How do marine debris and climate change affect the movement of species across the world's oceans? Will we see a new wave of marine invasives as extreme weather events become the norm? Check out this news article from ecoRInews: Riding the Waves: Invasion of Exotic Marine Species.