Sunday, November 11, 2012
WV Stream Monitoring and Advocacy
During the six wonderful years I lived in West Virginia, I occasionally accompanied citizen groups on stream monitoring "expeditions." That was quite a few years ago, and I wondered about current monitoring and advocacy efforts, so this is the focus of my presentation.
Most Endangered Rivers
American Rivers, an advocacy group working to protect and restore U.S. Rivers, ranks the Potomac River number 1 on this list.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Four Mile Run Watershed: Class Presentation
This presentation contains a couple of links to rich sources of information about the Four Mile Run Watershed. My focus in this presentation is to 1) share these information sources with others interested in learning more about this local watershed and 2) define my goal as a teacher to use this information to enhance my lessons.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Finally Finding Asiatic Clams!
On our first class field trip - to Turkey Run - we learned from Jim Egenrieder that the Asiatic clam (Corbicula fluminea) is an invasive species that has become common in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Since then, my daughters have wanted to investigate the filtering capacity of these small mollusks for a science project, and finding them has become a family preoccupation. We are now happily in possession of several dozen clams. Huge thank you's to Jim for finding and delivering clams to us - and to Aaron, Morlai, and Luz for recommending Bull Run as a collection place.
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| Julie finds a clam! |
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| Clams were abundant in the gravelly, pebbly stream bed. |
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| Bull Run near Rt. 28 (Centerville Rd) overpass. |
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System
This website describes NOAA's network of buoys that collect water quality data. The resulting real-time data is available on the website, by phone, or via mobile apps. Click on the logo below to go to the website.
Because I have been interested in methods for measuring water turbidity, I was especially interested in the section of the website dealing with this topic. Click on the picture below to learn more about how citizens get involved in "wade-ins" and about Bernie's sneaker index.
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