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Teacher training on Cary's 2,000 acre campus and nearby field sites. In addition to exposure to the Cary Institute's scientific staff, participants are given the opportunity to strengthen their analytical skills and learn methods of integrating ecosystem concepts into their lesson plans.
Algal blooms and toxic cyanobacteria can appear quickly in lakes, killing aquatic life and degrading recreational and freshwater resources. What brings them on? How can we intervene to prevent them?
Cyanobacteria blooms in lakes are often associated with nutrient-rich runoff from human activities – like agriculture, lawn maintenance, and industry. Managing pollution inputs is often the prescription for fewer blooms.
More roads and more road salt – that’s the situation we are in. Since the use of road salt began around the 1940s, we have added more road miles and increased our expectations of travel in winter weather.
Road salt keeps winter roads safe, but it doesn’t go away when winter ends. We are identifying long-term trends in freshwater salinization from local to continental scales to better understand the fate of salt in the environment and the legacy effects of salt pollution.
Talks, walks, workshops and other programs on environmental topics in Millbrook, NY.
Eco-leaders help organize investigations, collect data for a camp experiment and develop their own activity to teach campers based on our camp theme.