Oceanography Camp

The Oceanography Camp Especially for Girls aims to encourage a positive sense of self, #science, and the #environment through #ocean #exploration.

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OCG Coordinator and former SCUBAnaut, Makenzie Kerr, gave a fantastic and inspirational speech at the SCUBAnauts Gala this weekend about her time as a naut and the importance of the org! Go Makenzie!!

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#ICYMI - @OCG_Outreach gets their daily dose of Vitamin Sea aboard the R/V Angari! @ANGARIocean #USF https://t.co/8FoSAlW441

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Happy first day of OCG!!!! 🌊🐟✨ Your 2022 Staff had a blast at training this year! We are all very excited to meet the 2022 campers today! Sea you very soon!!

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Howdy, my name is Tiff Raetzel! I am the OCG Fellow, and I will be taking over the social media for camp this year! I am a master’s student and ecosystem modeler in the Ainsworth lab at CMS. 🐠 We have had a blast at mentor training, and I am excited to share more with you soon!

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Oceanography Camp for Girls 2022 Applications are OPEN! Due March 31st.
Camp dates JUNE 6 – JUNE 23, 2022
*8th grade girls Pinellas County only*

https://t.co/wZM83EHAeX

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Oceanography Camp for Girls 2022 Applications are OPEN! Due March 31st.
Camp dates JUNE 6 – JUNE 23, 2022
*8th grade girls Pinellas County only*

https://t.co/qZcTm5lUBd

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Our 30th camp may have just ended, but the memories will remain! Shout out to our fintastic staff for keeping camp afloat this year. Stay tuned for more camp blogs, content, and OCG testimonials in the coming weeks!

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OCG 2021 sending good tidings

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Campers really dig the Caladesi Island field trip! Shout out to Science Mentor Tiff for staying grounded. (Photo credit: Makenzie)

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OCG floats our boat! Well, most of the time...Shout out to Alexis for thinking outside of the box today in the Boat Float lab rotation! (Video credit: Makenzie)

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Snack distribution at Clam Bayou Friday! What a catch. (Video credit: Kate)

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With the help of the Angari Foundation crew, we caught an octopus yesterday! Joke of the day, courtesy of camper Madeleine: How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? (Video credit: Shannon)

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We cruised through the first day of field trips today! Pop quiz time: What is the name of this fish found in Tampa Bay? Note that in addition to its fins, it has 6 walking rays to move along the seafloor (like legs)! (Photo credit: Catalina)

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Elsa may have frozen camp two days, but today activities are back in full swing! Featured: Science mentor Mike teaching about density layers in seawater (Photo credit: Heidi)

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Some ships are made of wood, and other ships are made of sponsors - We thank all of our OCG sponsorships!

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Today's the day! 🎉 OCG 2021 is offishally underway! Featured: Flashback to the first day of OCG 2019

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2 days to go! Featured: Throwback to OCG 2005 at our Clam Bayou Marine Education Center

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Only 3 days to go! Featured: OCG 2010 getting some core work in at Fort De Soto

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We're so excited to be celebrating 30 years of OCG! Check out our 30th anniversary story out in USF magazine (https://t.co/M0lWs5OOAZ) and also spotlighted on the University of South Florida College of Marine Science website (https://t.co/puODj0iVCZ) 🎉

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Just 4 days to go! Featured: OCG 1998 stoked for some cool science