Lead Scientist(s): Dr Stuart E G Findlay
Understanding the benefits freshwater tidal marshes and the challenges they face from climate change means exploring them in the classroom and field. We designed a series of lessons to help students learn how this unique wetland removes water pollutants, and how they can reduce their carbon footprint and safeguard this ecosystem.
Project Participants: Dr. Stuart Findlay, Project Director Cornelia Harris, Coordinator
Teachers: Anthony Loughran, Coxsackie-Athens High School Dixon Onderdonk, Kingston High School Robert Connick, Mahopac High School John Neering, Scarsdale High School Valerie Holmes, Ossining High School Mary Mousolino, Covenant of the Sacred Heart High School Colleen Bucci, FDR High School Bridget Kenny Baumann, Ossining High School Danielle Gardella, independent teacher Lecia Zulack, Spackenkill High School Joanne Fargione, Millbrook High School Sandy Fisher, Chatham High School Tracey Toufali, RET Summer Experience