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Team 7-1 Toads Jug Cay Field Experience

A group of 7-1 students traveled to Jug Cay Wetlands Sancutary to study the Freshwater Tidal Wedlands, the Bay and streams. Students studied the water quality, plants, and animals that inhabit this ecosystem which connects to the Chesapeake Bay via the Patuxent River.

This trip was funded by grants from the Chesabeake Bay Trust.

Each picture can be seen in a larger format by clicking on the thumbnail print in the chart.

	Testing the water quality of Jug Bay		Testing the water quality of Jug Bay
What does this data tell us?		Water chemistry is fun!
	Contemplating the freshwater tidal bay		Testing water clarity with a secchi disk
Comparing this freshwater wetland to ours at FOMS		Walking from swamp to marsh
	Studying the wild rice stand		Protecting the wild rice from hungry geese
Studying marsh invertebrates		Viewing high tide and ospre nest

We went to a skipjack field experience...

... and we used our new knowledge to build a rain garden.

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For more information about our Bay Studies Program or this project, contact Bay Studies Coordinator,   Jay Foster.

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Last updated on May 27, 2003