Freshwater Academy is a week-long camp that gives high school students the opportunity for hands-on experience and fieldwork in Northwestern Pennsylvania's waterways. Students spend their days studying biology and freshwater ecology at a level they can't achieve in the classroom. They will get wet, they will get dirty, and they will love it!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Electrofishing
I was the best bucket holder the world had ever seen. I looked like a dime and a half. Two of the Pennsylvania DEP agents came to Woodcock and showed everyone how to electrofish. It is a pretty simple process. You shock the fish into submission then catch them in a net. The great diversity found in the fish we caught was an indicator of the health of Woodcock creek. We caught over 10 diferent species of fish!! We even played a game of fish bingo. Andrew won.
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