Today my ENV: Principles of Pollution Control went to the SE National Science Academy. We learned about water quality regulation, wetlands and pollution laws. The various types of wetlands we learned about included swamps, marsh, salt water marsh, bogs, Carolina bays and Midwest prairies. Alaska is the most diverse United States followed by Louisiana then Florida. The 3 main characteristics of a wetland include the presence of water, plant diversity and soil hydrogenetic. The soil at the wetland site was clay. We then got into the water with our waders and found various types of organisms include: caddisfly larvae, mayfly larvae, grilled snail, riffle beetle adult, beetle larvae, clams, crayfish, damselfly larvae, dragonfly larvae, scud, midge larvae, air- breathing snail, ghost shrimp, and aquatic mite. Some of the wildlife we saw included: wood ducks, great egrets, immature little blue heron, cattle egrets, snowy egrets, Carolina wren, and red winged blackbird. We also saw a hilly billed slider turtle near the side of the road. It was a wonderful day out in the field and I can’t wait for the next upcoming weeks in this class.
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