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Science Behind the Sails

— While Inland Seas Education Association is not a research institution, but an educational institution as the name suggests, every one of our programs involves some level of data collection. And,...

A Special Place for Families

— With summer in full swing, Inland Seas has been switching gears from Schoolship programs to public sails. While these programs have a similar focus of hands-on education and encouraging stewardship,...

Another Generation of Great Lakes Education

— In the past few years, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has been working diligently to prepare our organization for the next decades of Great Lakes education. With past plans complete...

Inspiring Lifelong Stewardship

— Who doesn’t want to spend their summer on a schooner? Of course, Inland Seas offers a multitude of opportunities to sail and experience life on the water, but for our volunteers,...

From Scientist to Steward

— “A typical U.S. student spends 8,884 hours over nine years to complete primary and lower secondary education. That’s nearly 1,300 hours—more than a full school year—more than the average for...

Initial Impressions as an Intern

— My name is Christina Javorka, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as the Marketing and Communications Intern for the 2021 summer season. I am currently an undergraduate...

Sustainability Comes in Many Rs

— We are, hopefully, all familiar with the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. In the past two blog posts we have discussed them at length. This classic alliteration serves as a...

Making a Case for Using Less

— By Rachel Ratliff In our last blog, we discussed how to reuse plastics to lessen our reliance on the recycling process; in this blog, we’ll be making a case for...

Recycling is Not Enough

— By Rachel Ratliff As a society, we are not oblivious to the consequences of our consumerist culture. At this point, if someone has not seen a photo of a deceased...

Microbead-Free Waters Act

— By Rachel Ratliff In 2015, the United States Congress passed H.R. 1321, also known as the “Microbead-Free Waters Act.” This regulation outlines a process for phasing out the production and...