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Azu Beastro: Introducing Arugula and Chef Sam CrewWednesday, July 01, 2015
From the fresh local farm produce, to the fresh herbs being grown right on the café’s patio overlooking Harrington Sound, diners at the Azu Beastro are certain to be delighted with the delectable options being created by the restaurant’s new concession holder, Arugula.
The Trunk Island Campaign: Investing in the Future
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
It was once unusual for the formal education of children to occur anywhere besides within the four-walls of the classroom, but today, there is a broader view on how teaching should occur, taking into account the whole child and diverse learning needs.
Creating Innovative Classes to Enhance School Curriculum
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
There has been increasing interest in educational circles in developing interdisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programmes that not only teach students about scientific method in the classroom, but also how it can be applied in real life experiences.
Curator’s Corner
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Firstly, we’d like to thank you for your patience over the last several months. The replacement of the Aquarium roof has gone very well and we’re extraordinarily happy with the end product.
Scholarship recipient tracking Longtails
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
BZS/Steinhoff Scholarship recipient Miguel Mejias, a Biology student at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, has been undertaking some very interesting and exciting research on White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus catesbyi), better known to most Bermudians as the “Longtail”.
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Centenarian Winnie Oatley celebrated her 103rd birthday by planting a cedar tree at a nature reserve,
Ms Oatley was joined by her family and members of the Bermuda Zoological Society to mark the special occasion, on Trunk Island in Harrington Sound.
The planting was part of an annual tradition started in 2018, when Ms Oatley was adamant about not receiving a gift when she turned 100.
Robert Blee, her grandson, and a volunteer with BZS’s Weekend Warriors, worked with the group to develop a tree-planting campaign in his grandmother’s name.
Since then, the family have asked family and friends every year around Ms Oatley’s birthday to donate enough funds to plant trees on Trunk Island.
Mr Blee, who helped his grandmother plant a tree alongside his three brothers, said Ms Oatley had many stories to tell including the time she walked home during a hurricane.
Mr Blee said: “She was taking the train home to St. George’s from her job at Miles grocery store in Hamilton.
“Without the Bermuda Weather Service, no one knew that a hurricane would be bearing down on the island that day and as the train headed up Crawl Hill falling trees blocked the track.
“I asked Granny how she got home – she said ‘we got home the only way we could – we walked.’
“With the hurricane still blowing, she finally made it home several hours later; her mother, understandably, was beside herself.”
Colin Brown, the president of the BZS, said: “BZS is extremely grateful to Winnie’s family and friends.
“It was through their generosity on Winnie’s 100th that we were able to create a native nursery on Trunk Island to house the Island’s future generations of trees.
“I was delighted to welcome back the Blee brothers to celebrate their grandmother’s 103rd and see them teaming up with our Weekend Warriors to care for the island and plant another cedar.”