For CCHS’s Environmental Science course, Mr. VandeGlind took the seniors to Shingle Creek on Tuesday to do some river observation. After climbing into waders before going into the up-to-waist-high water, the students were asked to measure and observe multiple things. They measured the velocity of the water, as well as sampled the river bottom and caught some macroinvertebrates. This information will be collected and sent to Fortin Consulting to help them to determine the health of the stream. Among the other random things caught were crayfish, a bullhead, and what Will Hendrickson and Austin Bartz described as a “really cool scorpion fish” that Austin accidentally let go. Next week, the class will be examining the tiny macroinvertebrates that were caught to determine the density and diversity of the respective species. This is just another way that the Environmental Science class is learning to take care of the creation that God has given to us.
-- Nathan Bonnema
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