Shaw Institute

At A Glance

Location: 

Blue Hill, Maine

Primary Issue Area:

  • Environmental Health
  • Land & Water
  • Climate Change & Energy

Active since:

1990

  • Charlie the Shark reading books to kids about the ocean
  • Local students learning about microplastics under microscopes
  • A community beach clean up organized by Shaw Institute
  • Shaw Institute staff working on a method for bacterial and phytoplankton research to protect the environment and community members
  • Charlie the Shark showing members of an assisted living facility a whale vertebrate bone

Our Purpose

The Shaw Institute utilizes scientific research to understand how environmental health affects human health. Through evidence-based science and community empowerment, we can create measurable change for the world around us. ​