<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2025/canal-dock-boathouse-coasts.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>02/19/2025</pubDate><title>Canal Dock Boathouse Programs Empower Local High Schoolers through Hands-On Learning</title><description>The University of New Haven's Robert M. Lee and Linda M. Wilkins Marine Science Center at the Canal Dock Boathouse in New Haven is becoming a hub for marine science education and community outreach, providing students and the community with opportunities to learn about and engage directly with the environment.</description><hide-description/><author>Caitlin Truesdale</author><author-details>Office of Marketing and Communications</author-details><hide-author/><date>February 19, 2025</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/arts-sciences/news/blog/2025/canal-dock-walk-lg.jpg" alt="Amy Carlile, Ph.D. guiding students through the Long Wharf Nature Preserve."/></image><image-caption>Amy Carlile, Ph.D. guiding students through the Long Wharf Nature Preserve.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-arts-sciences</tag><tag>facility-canal-dock-boathouse</tag><tag>initiative-coasts</tag><tag>name-amy-carlile</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-ug-biology</tag><tag>year-2025</tag></tags></item>