Megan Dosmann, a first-grade teacher at Toomer Elementary School, joined an Earthwatch Institute research team for a 13-day expedition in Nova Scotia to help scientists understand how the mammals of Nova Scotia are affected by climate change. Megan’s expedition was sponsored by a grant from HSBC in the Community (USA) Inc. From March 13 – 27, Megan joined four other Earthwatch volunteers from the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan for the “Mammals of Nova Scotia” project. Two of the volunteers were teachers also sponsored through the Live From the Field Fellowship. The research team was led by Dr. Chris Newman and Dr. Christina Buesching of Oxford University.
“I came home from my Earthwatch expedition feeling a whole new sense of connection to the natural world, a fresh understanding of climate change and the need to act now, and a renewed enthusiasm for the way I teach science to my students,” said Dosmann.