I spent a few days at the McKenzie field station participating in the Teachers On The Estuary workshop. We spent time on all three rivers of the ACE Basin (Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto) exploring the salt marsh - tidal creek ecosystem. We did some trawling and a plankton tow in the Edisto river, we conducted a Surface Elevation Table survey to monitor sediment accretion in the salt marsh and we toured the rice trunks at Nemours Plantation. We also got to experiment with traditional indigo tie-dye. The goal of the workshop was to think through curriculum plans for bringing students into the estuary. I had a great time and met a lot of fantastic teachers! Comments are closed.
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AuthorErin Meyer-Gutbrod is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her lab researches human impacts to marine ecosysems. Archives
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