Record #:

37380

Author(s):

Rumley, Vail Stewart

Abstract:

The North Carolina Estuarium educates schoolchildren across North Carolina and visitors from around the globe about aquatic life in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system. Its curriculum includes interactive exhibits, topics such as the biology of the blue crab and a lesson in sculpture, pictured, showing how the food chain works. This miracle on many levels has been possible since 1998 through the collaboration of donors, volunteers, elected officials, board members, and the parent organization Partnership for the Sounds.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 8 Issue 3, May/June 2019, p36-39 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Estuarium--Washington; Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system ; Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study; Partnership for the Sounds (Columbia); Toler, Whiting; Public education--North Carolina; Museums--Beaufort County; Museums--Washington

Record #:

21959

Author(s):

Loughlin, Meredith [Photographer]; Schermerhorn, Kathy

Abstract:

A large sculpture in the lobby of the NC Estuarium greets visitors as they enter. Completed in 1998, it took artist, educator, and sculptor Whiting Toler twenty-three months to create. It has thousands of parts--driftwood in all shapes and sizes, hundreds of feet of aluminum or copper wiring, and artifacts from the state's history. Its purpose is to tell the story of the river, the estuary, and the cycle of evaporation and precipitation that causes it all to happen.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 1 Issue 4, May/June 2012, p40-43, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Estuarium--Washington; Sculptures--Washington; Toler, Whiting