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Summer 2008 Chesapeake Bay Academies: Coastal & Mountain

Two FREE professional development opportunites to help teachers conduct meaningful investigations. Meals and lodging are provided. Three hours of graduate credit is available through VCU (optional) for an additional $300 per participant for either session. Click here to register (the registration link is at the bottom of the page). The deadline for both sessions is April 1, 2008.

  1. Coastal Region
    St. Margaret's School, Tappahannock
    June 23-27, 2008

    If you would like more information on the Coastal Region course, please contact Randy Shank at 804-769-2968 or rshank4@msn.com.

  2. Mountain Region
    Douthat State Park, Bath County
    June 16-19, 2008

    If you would like more information on the Mountain Region course, please contact Carol Zokaites at 540-394-2553 or Carol.Zokaites@dcr.virginia.gov.

Sponsoring organization: Virginia Resource Use Education Council

Coastal Region
Monday, June 23

Registration at 9 am at St. Margaret’s School in Tapphannock, located on the Rappahannock River.

Introductions, overview, afternoon sampling on the river.

Evening – Aquatic Wild and Healthy Waters, Healthy People.

Tuesday, June 24

Canoe Field Trip on the Mattaponi River – water sampling; fish sampling; ecosystem discussions led by Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and Va. Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries (DGIF).

Evening: Underwater Bay Grasses and Funding Sources for your school.

Wednesday, June 25

 

Field trip to Reedville Fisherman’s Museum and go by CBF boats to Port Isabel Island to spend the night. Crabbing, salt marsh surveys, Chesapeake Bay ecosystem discussions.

Evening on Tangier Island.

Thursday, June 26

Field Work in Boats on the Chesapeake Bay.

Return to Tappahannock late afternoon in time for dinner.

Friday, June 27

Group presentations; Mini-Grant Applications for participants for their school; distribution of resource material for the classroom.

Depart for home after lunch.

 

Mountain Region
Monday, June 16

Arrive at Douthat State Park , Clifton Forge, Virginia

Introductions to the Chesapeake Bay and the mountain region of the watershed

Watershed, Soils and Land Use activities

Tuesday, June 17

Activities will include Water Quality Monitoring, Macro Invertebrates and Habitat Studies.

Guided Evening canoe trip

Wednesday, June 18

 

Geology Field Trip - Van tour

See the geology of the Valley and Ridge Provinces of Virginia

Thursday, June 19

Karst Field trip and Field investigations

Project Development for classrooms and grant proposals.

Curriculum Discussion and Resource Materials

 

 

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