Haddonfield HS Sept 24 + 25
Blog 2006 Haddonfield High School
One of our largest groups to spend time at Sedge this year was the AP Environmental Class from Haddonfield High School. The group of twenty-two students and two teachers spent the first part of their trip at the Island Beach Interpretive Center utilizing the exhibits to learning about barrier islands as well as the salt marsh. Then, when we took a hike to the beach, they could see first hand examples of dune structure, and how importance beach grass is in its ability to slow wind erosion.
After arriving at Sedge we launched every kayak we had and still needed the big canoe to enable everyone to explore the salt marsh by boat. Although the ospreys have gone south, we watched three peregrine falcons hanging around their high platform. We finished our journey by digging some soft and hard clams to go with out pasta dinner. We were pleased to be back in the house just as a thunderstorm rolled across the bay bringing strong winds and driving rain.
We had planned to get up at 4:00AM the next morning in order to have time to paddle to the dike, but the front which blew in brought a cold, strong NW wind forced us to delay the start of our trip. We waited until it began to get light before half the group rose and paddled several miles. As a result we were treated to a spectacular sunrise on the water. After breakfast the students split into three groups. One examined plankton and measured water quality, one surveyed macrobiotic species collected in a seine net, and one helped the Barnegat Bay Shellfish Restoration Project by cleaning and measuring the volume of oysters in four protective bags. (approximately 11,000.) Thank you for your help.
One of our largest groups to spend time at Sedge this year was the AP Environmental Class from Haddonfield High School. The group of twenty-two students and two teachers spent the first part of their trip at the Island Beach Interpretive Center utilizing the exhibits to learning about barrier islands as well as the salt marsh. Then, when we took a hike to the beach, they could see first hand examples of dune structure, and how importance beach grass is in its ability to slow wind erosion.
After arriving at Sedge we launched every kayak we had and still needed the big canoe to enable everyone to explore the salt marsh by boat. Although the ospreys have gone south, we watched three peregrine falcons hanging around their high platform. We finished our journey by digging some soft and hard clams to go with out pasta dinner. We were pleased to be back in the house just as a thunderstorm rolled across the bay bringing strong winds and driving rain.
We had planned to get up at 4:00AM the next morning in order to have time to paddle to the dike, but the front which blew in brought a cold, strong NW wind forced us to delay the start of our trip. We waited until it began to get light before half the group rose and paddled several miles. As a result we were treated to a spectacular sunrise on the water. After breakfast the students split into three groups. One examined plankton and measured water quality, one surveyed macrobiotic species collected in a seine net, and one helped the Barnegat Bay Shellfish Restoration Project by cleaning and measuring the volume of oysters in four protective bags. (approximately 11,000.) Thank you for your help.
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