• A group of students From the Bronx Green Middle School took part in a data collecting exercise in The Bronx River Forest today, aided by our Conservation Crew.  The students could be seen all along the banks of the river making simple maps, finding their GPS coordinates, estimating the heights of trees and  conducting some water quality testing. Our incredible Conservation Crew let the kids discover some of their own methods for estimating sizes and collecting other forms of data, but also shared their own methods while teaching them about water transparency and testing for pH. Of course, these students brought a tremendous amount of knowledge with them so we learned somethings as well.
•   We were lucky enough to see a dozen Mallards and the crew also identified the more rare Hooded Merganser pair doing quite a bit of diving in the river. As one student said, “Hey, look; the girl duck has a Mohawk!” With its diet of small fish and aquatic invertebrates, there must be more life in that cold river than we could easily see.
• Thank you toBronx Green Middle School for giving us the opportunity to work with your students.

Best,
Drew
Bronx River Education Intern