{"id":850,"date":"2025-10-17T17:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=850"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:46:40","slug":"green-with-antennae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=850","title":{"rendered":"Green with Antennae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a094af22c4ab&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a094af22c4ab\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-17-Aislyn-at-Green-Jobs-Fair-Compressed.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> Director of\u00a0Education Aislyn Keyes attended the <strong>Green Jobs Fair<\/strong> hosted by the <strong>Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District<\/strong> in Dover-Foxcroft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event introduced middle school students to careers in the natural resource sector. Bigelow Laboratory was proud to be one of 27 Maine businesses and organizations that took part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aislyn spoke with students about ocean science and how the field extends beyond the coastline to impact inland areas like Piscataquis County. She also shared information about the lab\u2019s education programs, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/education\/bloom.html\">Keller BLOOM<\/a><\/strong> for high school students, and introduced them to a bunch of energetic zooplankton on the microscope screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious to see these little creatures for yourself? 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