Friday, May 6,  PenBayPilot.com and “The Chris Wolf Show” will host David Lamon, the new Executive Director of Herring Gut Learning Center in Port Clyde. This show will be streaming live on www.MaineCoast.TV and broadcast on WRFR FM 7-8 a.m.

We've probably all heard the name Herring Gut, but many of us are unfamiliar with the wonderful things it does.  Herring Gut is a unique educational opportunity for students of all ages.

Herring Gut's Saltwater Laboratory, located adjacent to Port Clyde's working waterfront and a historic lobster pound, includes an algae room and shellfish hatchery, offering education and research opportunities that address current challenges to sustaining marine resources for future generations. 

Herring Gut has a number of programs, including engaging public school students in grades 6-12 who are academically at risk, using a hands-on, entrepreneurial, business-based model to keep them in school.  It also trains teachers in engaging, hands-on instruction that increases student interest and comprehension in science, math, history and the arts.  It connects academic concepts with local ecosystems and fisheries in customized, hands-on classes for groups of public school students.  And it offers a first-work experience in the summer for local teens ages 13-15.

David Lamon is a teacher, administrator, naturalist, and environmental scientist. As an avid outdoor enthusiast, Lamon can most often be found close to water, either salty or fresh.

Lamon’s past projects have included environmental restoration for diadromous fish passage, water quality monitoring work, and longitudinal research on Mount Desert Island's common loon population. Lamon has incorporated citizen science into each of these areas and enjoys creating opportunities for people young and old to connect with their local environment. He has served in both volunteer and staff leadership roles for a number of Maine non-profit organizations. 

Lamon also has a background in performance art and arts administration, and when he's not outdoors you can often find him in a theater or gleefully gliding across a dance floor somewhere. 

More than plenty to talk about.  And in addition, you'll hear the news from PenBayPilot.com and stories that Chris Wolf has gathered from around the web, the weather and songs to help get your day started.

Hope to see you listening or watching!

If you have questions or comments for this show, please call in between 7 and 8 a.m. at 207-594-0721 or email Chris before or during the show at TheChrisWolfShow@gmail.com.

VIDEO:  To watch this show live, go to www.MaineCoast.tv/wolf_stream.html or watch later on Channel 7. Maine Coast TV is located on Time Warner Channel 7 on converter boxes and set top boxes and on Channel 121-7 on digital TVs without set top boxes. The broadcast is available to all Time Warner subscribers in Knox County, Maine, including the islands of North Haven and Vinalhaven.

AUDIO:  To listen to this show, tune into WRFR 99.3 FM Camden or 93.3 FM Rockland for "The Chris Wolf Show", Monday, Wednesday, and Friday shows with news from PenBayPilot.com. Or, stream the audio live fromwww.WRFR.org or TuneIn.com at http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Free-Rockland-933-s14055/ or on the TuneIn app or your iPhone or Android.