The boat General Pershing . . .  will be used as an education platform from which
      curriculum topics will be delivered. Topics to include: historical Monterey, California sardine fishing
      industry, the boat builders and boat building of the sardine fishing era, Italian/Sicilianncontributions to
      Monterey and Pittsburg CA, as well as, the negative impact to Monterey Bay, its tributaries and the Pacific
​      Ocean; with solutions to a healthier environment.

"GOOD NEWS" is a collection of articles and videos that have been selected and curated to provide a positive outlook on the solutions to a healthier environment. 
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"GOOD NEWS" Articles will be updated throughout 2026.

🔵 Inform the public of the technologies being developed to recycle plastic collected from the Pacific
     Garbage Patch.  [AVAILABLE NOW - Click on words "Garbage Patch"]

🔵 Present news about the latest efforts of buying plastic in poor countries.  [AVAILABLE NOW] 

🔵 Reinforce the works of Greenpeace, 4 Oceans and more by presenting articles and links to
     articles that support their work.   [AVAILABLE NOW] ​

🔵 Present the research of friendly plastic that dissolves in salt water. [AVAILABLE NOW]

🔵 Present articles that explore the potential use of plastic eating enzymes to reclaim our planet
     from plastic waste. [AVAILABLE NOW]

🔵 Review green energies such as wave action generators, smaller wind generated power that is less
     expensive to maintain, etc. [AVAILABLE NOW]

🔵 Present articles that take a serious stance on stewardship of our planet. [AVAILABLE NOW]
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  ♥️ February Note
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    For God sake, refund university science programs that bring us many of these
  answers that not only bring us good things in life, but sustains it!  We are talking  
  survival here; let alone leaving our children a chance to enjoy at least some of the  
​  things our generation has taken a more serious stance on during our stewardship!

Note from
​Mark

Aboard the General Pershing 2007   -   learn more at  https://www.montereyboatheritage.org

Classroom on the Bay. will engage teachers already committed to watershed education in making a contribution to the creation of Monterey Bay fisheries curriculum. The curriculum will meet the needs of educators to teach history and ecology of the Monterey Bay fisheries and link that knowledge to preservation activities in the watershed.  To see more on watershed education, click on the menu item ABOUT located at the top of this page.

Preserving History Through Art

PRESERVING HISTORY THROUGH ART, a mantra brought over to Classroom on the Bay and Monterey Boat Heritage from "Galeria Tonantzin" with 20 years of featured art exhibits. Dr. Jennifer Colby and Janet Martinez created, curated and marketed the exhibits. Many exhibits included performances that enhanced the story; music, dance, readings, demonstrations, and/or various types of presentations including interaction with the artists.
         
​           The following is only a sample of featured art exhibits.

• Katrina Diaries -  New Orleans residents/artists expressed their emotions in the wake of hurricane Katrina
• The Cancer Frog Blog - “Cartooning my way through cancer”
• Rumme/The Living River - The Pajaro Watershed Experience Traveling Exhibit
• The Master Boat Builders of Italy - A history of fishing boat builders of Monterey
• Habitats and Nichos - Photographs of this world rather than visions of the ideal
• We are still Here  -  Photo Journal of local indigenous people

Click on the "ABOUT" menu item above to see links to examples of watershed and wetlands exhibits.