Understanding and Protecting Chesapeake Bay Watershed

What does it mean to live in the “watershed” of the Chesapeake Bay? We will spend time learning about the issues that are currently facing the Chesapeake Bay and get a deeper understanding of how our actions directly contribute to the health of the Bay. We will have a half-day hands-on investigation of a local stream, during which we will do a variety of observations and protocols to learn about the overall health of this part of the watershed. This will include getting in the stream and finding “macroinvertibrates” and learning how these indicate the health of the water. Note: We will borrow the boots from the Smith Center; we shouldn’t get wet while exploring the stream.