Sunrise Senior College Online Course Registration

Sunrise Senior College is pleased to offer you this special field trip excursion to visit Downeast Institute’s Marine Research Laboratory, Hatchery and Education Center that proudly serves as the Marine Science Field Station for the University of Maine at Machias. Here is your opportunity to join Kyle Pepperman in a stimulating discussion about the work being done here in the easternmost Marine Research Laboratory in the United States. This single session presentation will begin with a classroom lecture at the Institute followed by a tour of the facility and tank rooms in which some parts are not fully handicap accessible. Participants will learn about the different types of clams, mussels, lobsters, oysters, scallops, and green crabs there are and the research being done at the Institute. This class will be offered in-person with the classroom lecture portion being offered on Zoom as well.  

Instructor: Kyle Pepperman became the executive director of the Downeast Institute in September 2025, bringing years of hands-on experience in marine science, aquaculture, and community-based resource management. He earned his B.S. in Marine Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Maine at Machias in 2009. Originally from Montoursville, Pennsylvania, Kyle now lives in Marshfield, Maine, with his wife and two children.

Class Information: This class will be held at Downeast Institute, 39 Wildflower Lane, Beals, Maine 04611.  It will be in person with the classroom lecture portion, which will be at 10:00 AM, also available on Zoom.

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $15.00 fee.

Important:  If you are not a current member of Sunrise Senior College (SSC) but are planning on joining SSC as a member today, make sure you answer that “Your SSC membership is current” when checking out so the we can properly bill you for this class.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may incur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, any materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.