R/V KATY Volunteer Training Manual

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Restoring Resilience to Casco Bay’s Shores (2010 State of the Bay Presentation)

https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cbep-presentations/1049/thumbnail.jp

Draft report of the South Coast Estuarine Fishery Working Group

The South Coast Estuarine Working Group was established in 1991 at the request of commercial fishermen by the Minister of the day. This report outlines a draft management plan for the South Coast Estuarine fishery that was made available for public comment

Understanding Changes in Seagrass Communities: Impacts from Local Environmental Factors

Grade Level: 7-12 Subjects: Life Science, Biology, and Environmental Science Students will work in groups to determine what happened to seagrass communities during June and August in 2010 and 2011. Students will estimate percent cover visually at four locations along a mock transect and analyze trends in the data collected. Students will use water quality data to help understand the trends in seagrass cover

Oyster Reef in the Classroom – A Hands-On Laboratory Approach

Grade Level: 7 Subject Area: Life Science Students will examine different species found on an oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay. Students will use a microscope and a dichotomous key to help them determine the different organisms being viewed. Students will draw conclusions based on the observed adaptations of the organisms about how the organism utilizes the oyster reef. Students will practice scientific sketching and become familiar with how to use a field guide and dichotomous key

Common Oyster Reef Inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay

Pictorial guide to common invertebrates, fish and fauna of oyster reefs within Chesapeake Bay

Assessing the County’s Readiness for a Climate Related Event

Grade Level: 9-12 Subject Area: Earth Science, Environmental Science Students will participate in a role playing scenario in which they represent different stakeholder groups, including emergency responders, land planners, and watermen. Using a variety of provided resources, students are given a task to present on, whether it be creating an evacuation route for their county and identifying shelters, establishing new areas for development, or locations for the best catch of crabs in the year 2050. Lesson plan has 2 parts

Investigating the Functions of Wetlands

Grade level: 2-5 Subject area: Life Science Students will perform two experiments using models of wetlands to learn about the ability of wetlands to prevent erosion, control flooding, and soak up pollutants. They will apply this knowledge in an activity using metaphors to describe a wetland.There is also an outdoor activity that may be added to teach students about a particular type of wetland, the saltmarsh, and adaptations for plants that live in those environment

Examining Sea Level Rise Scenarios Through Mock Marsh Transects

Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Earth Science | Environmental Science | Oceanography Students will work in groups to survey a mock, locally relevant, marsh habitat that includes dominant plant community types. Students will use elevation data to construct and interpret a profile of the mock landscape. Students will understand local vegetative species found in each marsh zone, and how sea level rise may impact the marsh habitat. Students will be able to interpret elevation and elevation changes in a real world, hands-on example

Mitigating Marshes Against Sea Level Rise: Thin-Layer Placement Experiment

Students will learn about thin-layer placement restoration techniques by using data from the first year of a plot-based thin-layer restoration science project being conducted by the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERR-VA). In groups, students will analyze images of vegetation plots exposed to different treatments and decide which is performing best and could be used as a possible restoration technique to combat sea level rise in the marsh. Students will also interpret graphs of vegetation percent cover, and use classroom discussion to come to a conclusion using critical thinking