It's a concept we would like to explore further. Julian Lewis, an employee at the reserve, says the children gathered muddy stuff from a pond on the first day to find what kinds of organisms live there. They explored different sites over the three days to make a comparison of a pond, a salt marsh and the beach. Enrollment is limited to 12 children. Science classes in the counties of Georgetown, Williamsburg, Horry and Florence have participated in this study program that started in Marine.
Students monitor water in a selected location.
The schools have been supportive of these particular efforts. Allen says the research facility located at Hobcaw Barony has studied the North Inlet for 15 years, collecting fish from the bay and shellfish from the marsh. Some of the things observed are environmental occurrences like drought or high temperatures. You might not see certain species one season. You couldn't do that by sampling for just a couple of years.