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Eversource employee on wildlife kayak tour

Eversource Funding Supports Accessibility at Seacoast Science Center

Seacoast Science Center (SSC) strives to provide a welcoming, accessible, and enriching experience for community members and its visitors. As a nonprofit institution, the Center …

When Did the Tourists Start Showing Up?

On the Mouth of the Piscataqua: Unearthing the Rich History of Odiorne Point, Part 5 Please visit our blog and filter using the hashtag “OPSP History” …

Shark Anne Bonny on deck to receive tracking device.

Tagged White Shark pings off Jenness Beach

On Monday June 26, 2023, a satellite-tagged white shark ‘pinged’ less than 1 nautical mile off of Jenness Beach in Rye, NH. While white sharks …

Photograph of the Odiorne Homestead in what is now know as Odiorne Point State Park.

Odiorne Point’s Namesake Arrives

Odiorne Family home, built ca. 1800. On the Mouth of the Piscataqua: Unearthing the Rich History of Odiorne Point, Part 3 Please visit our blog and …

David Thomson’s 1623 arrival marks 400 years of European settlement

On the Mouth of the Piscataqua: Unearthing the Rich History of Odiorne Point, Part 2 Please visit our blog and filter using the hashtag “OPSP History” …

The Indigenous history of what is now known as Odiorne Point

On the Mouth of the Piscataqua: Unearthing the Rich History of Odiorne Point, Part 1 This post is the first installment in a series of …

Remains of the Lizzie Carr shipwreck resurfaced in Rye, NH

Rye shipwreck resurfaces

By Heidi Duncanson, Seacoast Science Center History revealed itself again on a Rye beach this winter, when part of the hull of an old shipwreck …

Brown harbor seal looks to the right as it emerges from a crate near the ocean.

Exeter Seal Completes Rehabilitation, Returns to Sea

February 9, 2023

Exeter, NH had an unusual, but not entirely out of the ordinary visitor in November of 2022: a harbor seal in the Squamscott River. This …

Juvenile harp seal lying on a beach with cream colored coat with spots

Winter seal visitors along NH’s coast

January 19, 2023

Ashley Stokes | Director of Marine Mammal Rescue Seacoast residents are accustomed to seeing harbor seals and their larger gray seal cousins along our rocky …

A group of high school students are standing smiling on a beach with life jackets on.

Student research contributes to local scientific data

January 2, 2023

Heidi Duncanson | Communications Coordinator High school students are conducting scientific research along the Seacoast, showing their keen interest in what is happening to our …

a view from the entrance of the Our Dynamic Gulf of Maine exhibit

Seacoast Science Center receives New England Museum Association Excellence Award

December 7, 2022

Seacoast Science Center (SSC) announces that it was selected as a 2022 recipient of a New England Museum Association Excellence Award, chosen for their newly …

a snowy owl perched on a rock at the shore

Embracing Winter in Odiorne Point State Park

November 18, 2022

Heidi Duncanson | Communications Coordinator As cold weather sets in on the coast, things quiet down here at Odiorne Point State Park, making it the …