NOYO CENTER LAUNCHES ANNUAL SCAVENGER HUNT
FORT BRAGG » Most of us aren’t feeling at our best these days. And whywould we be? With fires to the east, smoky skies overhead, and pandemic concerns everywhere, most of us are feeling stressed and a little bit blue.
Adding to the sense of malaise is the fact that most of our usual release valves — sports, dining out and gathering with friends, for example — are largely curtailed right now. So, yes, feeling shut down and house-bound is the order of the day for just about everybody.
The Noyo Center for Marine Science has come up with a great way to break out for a bit while getting some healthy exercise, socializing with friends in a safe way, and learning something new about our most precious local resource — the endlessly fascinating North Coast shoreline and its inhabitants.
Sohere’s theNoyoCenter’s idea for a way to bust out of the gloom, have some fun and get outdoors— come join theNoyo Center’s Scavenger Hunt.
On Friday, Sept. 18, the Noyo Center will launch this first-of-itskind educational brain teaser, to run for ten days through Sept. 27.
The plan is to create an opportunity for individuals, families, or small teams or “pods” of friends (up to six per pod, not including children under 10) to explore an array of beautifulNorthCoast locations in the hunt for answers to a list of challenging questions (in English and Spanish) about our coast and all that swim, fly, crawl and float here. There will also be an array of associated activities that will be fun for kids and adults.
Participants will need a camera or cell phone to validate their visits to some of the contest locations and they should wear shoes appropriate for light exercise on coastal locations. You won’t need to be a Sherlock Holmes to solve the clues, nor will you need a Ph.D. in marine biology — but a