The evening will continue at Redfield Auditorium with a screening of kids’ favorite, “Wild Kratts,” followed by a feature film, and will close with a Rachel Carson village pub crawl just for grown-ups. Photo bomb by Falmouth actress Annie Hart Cool appearing as Rachel Carson will be followed by lawn games. on the Redfield patio hosted by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Ocean Science Discovery Center followed by kids’ activities on Redfield lawn presented by the Coalition for Children. The afternoon will feature hands-on discovery with an outdoor splash lab beginning at 2 p.m. with a training ride hosted by the Buzzards Bay Coalition for the nonprofit’s upcoming Watershed Ride, followed by self-guided tours throughout the day of Woods Hole Historical Museum’s Rachel Carson exhibit. This special weekend will kick-off on Saturday morning at 9 A.M. A statue was erected in Waterfront Park in 2013 to honor Carson’s connection to the village and her trailblazing role in the worldwide environmental movement. Carson gained knowledge about the ocean and environment during her years as a researcher, writer and editor at the Fisheries, which also helped with her personal writing. Her trilogy of books, “Under the Sea Wind,” “The Sea Around Us,” and “The Edge of the Sea” were all influenced by her first summer in Woods Hole and her many years working at the Bureau of Fisheries.
In 1949, Carson became the first woman to go to sea on its research vessel, the Albatross III. She also worked for the Bureau of Fisheries (now part of NOAA), and conducted research at its station in Woods Hole. Carson’s ties to Woods Hole run deep for she first arrived in 1929 as a 22-year-old summer researcher with the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The event was established in 2017 to commemorate the September publication of Carson’s groundbreaking work “Silent Spring,”credited for sounding the alarm on the dangers of pesticides. Come to Woods Hole Village and savor the summer as we honor this trailblazing pioneer.
The Woods Hole Business Association and the world-renowned Woods Hole science community invite ocean lovers and science enthusiasts of all ages to “The Sea Around Us,”a weekend of free, family-friendly events on September 15 and 16 in celebration of the legacy of Rachel Carson.
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