Volunteer Noemi (shown at left) is among the children recognized in Scholastic News magazine’s cover story about young Seal Sitters. We are one of the few marine mammal stranding networks that encourage children to join, learn about our marine ecosystem and actively protect the wildlife that inhabits our Sound. Parents report that they’ve seen an increase in self-esteem and confidence since their children began volunteering. Noemi joined Seal Sitters when she was in kindergarten and is now a seal-savvy third grader.

The Earth Day issue has just been posted online. Read the cover story here about our inspiring kid volunteers and the important work they do to help protect seal pups (and elephant seals and sea lions and....). The magazine goes out to 550,000 classrooms across the U.S.

Congratulations to Noemi and all our kid volunteers for the tremendous work they perform on our beaches. Talking to passersby about why pups are on shore and the need to keep dogs leashed at all times, these young environmental stewards raise the bar for all of us! You can read about some of our newest cool kid volunteers here.

NOTE:
SS kids Noemi, her big sister Etienne and Miles are featured in the children’s book about seal pups, Leopard and Silkie (ages 4-8), also now available in a Young Reader version. You can read more about our young Seal Sitters and the many ways kids can help wildlife on the Leopard and Silkie website.