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Team 7-1 Toads Skipjack Field Experience

A group of 7-1 students experienced the Chesapeake Bay firsthand aboard the Cheaspeake Bay Foundation's skipjack, the "Stanley Norman". During this one day field experience, students dredged for and studied oysers, experienced a little of the life of Chesapeake watermen, helped navigate the boat, and learned how out actions affect the health of the Bay.

This trip was funded by grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Chesabeake Bay Trust.

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

	Unfurling the sail on the CBF's skipjack		Hauling sail
Studying nautical charts. "Where are we?"		Learning about the bay's crabbing industry
	Exploring one of the last skipjacks		Preparing for oysering with Earl (a long time waterman)
Examining our haul		*	*

We went to a field experience to Jug Cay...

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

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Last updated on May 28, 2003