Peter Neill is founder and director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place of exchange for information and educational services about the
health of the ocean.
Throughout his career, Peter has served as an advocate and independent consultant for strategic planning and innovation to organizations devoted to marine affairs, education, and public engagement. He is host of the long-running World Ocean Radio weekly audio feature, celebrating 12 years and 600 episodes in 2021; and Conversations from the Pointed Firs, a one-hour radio show on WERU-FM, wherein he interviews artists and authors who live in Maine, work in Maine, or otherwise derive their creativity from the essence of Maine.
In this episode, writer Kimberly Ridley discusses the power of unstructured time for children and the power present in close observations of the natural world.