B.A.M. – A New Project to Restore Mangroves in The Bahamas

April 21, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, MD – This week, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF), in partnership with Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS), is taking students and teachers to restore a local mangrove forest. It’s the final phase in …

There’s a first time for everything

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Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog After spending two weeks in the Caribbean, we have successfully implemented the J.A.M.I.N. and B.A.M. programs. This trip, my favorite part has been watching the students light up when they interact with the animals that …

JAMIN Spring 2016

Journey with us through these images from our Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature, JAMIN Spring 2016 project.  Students and teachers alike went beyond just mangrove trees to learn about the entire mangrove ecosystem, its role in nature, and the organisms that …

BAM Spring 2016

Here are some fantastic images of our time spent in The Bahamas to conduct the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves, BAM Spring 2016 project.  Not sure who had more fun … the BAM LOF Education Team, the teachers, or the students!  We all …

Inside the Mangrove Forest

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Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog Sometimes as an educator it is difficult to inspire students, even if we are passionate about an issue. No matter what I do in the classroom, I still feel like I can’t reach some youth. …

My Experience with J.A.M.I.N

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Jamaican high school student, Javar Barnes, chronicles his JAMIN experience learning about Jamaican mangroves through participating in the Foundation’s Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog My experience with the J.A.M.I.N. (Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves …

Mysterious Mangroves

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Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog It is hard to believe that the first week of the Mangrove Education and Restoration program is complete. In partnership with FRIENDS, we have successfully implemented phase two of the B.A.M. program. Today, I arrived …

JAMIN II Mangrove Organism Show and Tell

Jamaican high school students and teachers enjoy a Mangrove Organism Show and Tell session as part of the Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (JAMIN) Program.

My Mangroves

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Mangrove Education and Restoration Program Blog A guest blog by Donte James Richard, a high school student in The Bahamas, who is participating in the Foundation’s Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program.   I am an eleventh grade student at Forest …