A note from Nancy Winter is the most productive period of the school year. There will be few holidays between now and Spring Break. The cold weather sometimes makes it impossible to go outside. It s a great time to surprise your class with an unusual activity. Stream monitoring yields the best results in winter.
Cold water holds more oxygen, and a greater variety of organisms.
A quick collection session followed by inside identification is suggested. Use rubber gloves over knitted gloves when in water. After participating in the Project Learning Tree workshop on February 5, you will be well supplied with activities to bring the trees indoors. Indoor recess time can be used for creating Arbor Day posters. Entries are due March 8, 2000.