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01/22/2021 10:24
For a new pandemic hobby, try hunting for ocean-weathered treasures along the shore.
by MAKENA GERA· 1/22/2021, 10:24 a.m.
Photo by Makena Gera
After decades of tumbling in the ocean, glass that was once trash becomes treasure after it’s worn down into cloudy and perfectly...
12/24/2020 12:05
Emma Dill
Wilmington StarNews
https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2020/12/24/find-shells-shark-teeth-and-sea-glass-while-beach-treasure-hunting/3982527001/
With their wide stretches of sand, the beaches along North Carolina's coast are perfect for social distancing - the new...
07/04/2020 10:39
ULRIKE LEMMIN-WOOLFREY
WOLLERTZ / SHUTTERSTOCK
Although I’m a lifelong beachcomber, I had never heard of sea glass until it was briefly mentioned in an American sitcom. Fresh air, the sound of waves, the cries of gulls, the horizon stretched out in front; while some go...
04/21/2020 10:26
https://sn2.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/040220.html
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Children will evaluate arguments for and against protecting a beach filled with sea glass.
Science and Social Studies Focus:
environmental protection
ELA Skills:
key details,...
12/05/2019 13:01
Kathy Clough doesn’t quite know why she began collecting sea glass off of New Bedford’s beaches in October 2015. But soon, she was filling up vases and containers of it in her house.
It became, she says, “like an addiction.”
Little did she realize at the time that the compulsion would cause...
09/06/2019 10:04
It’s marvelous what one can find on the beach. Earlier in the summer I wrote about a woman who collected garbage off the shores of Lake Michigan and turned it in to beautiful pieces of mosaic art. Garbage on the beach is plentiful, whether it’s on the shores of the Great Lakes or on the shores of...
06/10/2019 12:30
June 10, 2019 | Island Features | By: Kristin Hissong
https://islandfreepress.org/hatteras-island-features/a-beachcombers-view-the-science-of-seaglass/
Photo by Kristin Hissong
The Outer Banks is home to an array of natural beauty, from the long...
05/27/2019 12:48
by Ann-Christin Wimber
The Northern German Collectors' group, organized a beachcombing trip to a favorite beach. They shared some beach time, discussed favorite finds, and swapped treasures. The group found themselves so engrossed with the hunting, they missed their...
08/08/2018 16:13
Who doesn't love Sea Glass?
Sea Glass is made when regular glass gets into the ocean. While finding a whole bottle may be preferable, one generally works with shards of broken glass. They wash into the sea, bang around for a few decades, and gradually 1) get the edges rounded...
04/27/2018 10:16
By Laura Vallor
This story is the second place winner in the 2018 Glassing Magazine Mermaid Fiction Contest
With tail swishing through the water, propelling her at great speed, the mermaid hurried to get closer to the voices on the beach. She had an important job to do today. Normally she...
