This morning we went on a boat known as Miss Pittsburgh, to get some samples of the water and to do some tests on the three rivers surrounding Pittsburgh. We started by splitting into two groups to get more tests done faster. One group would place a claw into the water and clamp clumps of dirt, to gather macroinvertebrates, to gather information on the different macros and how they can indicate health of the water. In the rivers there were mostly worms and occasional mussel shell particles.While one group did the macro tests the other took a net out and plopped it into the water to collect samples of plankton to see what types of plankton were located in the rivers. They then took the samples out of the plankton and examined in under a microscope to identify them. We ate lunch at Point State Park where we could get off the boat and sit next to the fountain. After we did some water chemistry and went back to the dorm to get ready to eat.
2 comments:
I LOVE sitting near the fountain at the point! I'm happy that you're getting to see so many different things in and around Pittsburgh. Wish I could be there with you!
Laura
What were your finding? Did you find significant differences between your first week of camp and your second?
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