The CHESPAX team is gearing up for another Spring SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) season with the Calvert County Public School’s 7th graders. There are several species of SAV that can be found in Cocktown Creek during the spring. One species of SAV that is normally prevalent in high numbers early in the season is HornedContinue reading “Horned Pondweed Zanichellia Palustris”
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Fall 2023 SAV Data
November 21, 2023 It was a wonderful SAV season in Cocktown Creek with cooperating weather and lots of SAV. Hydrilla and Coontail were the most prevalent species, but we were pleasantly surprised by the amount of Common Waterweed that was surveyed. It seems like this plant is making a comeback in the creek! Interestingly enough,Continue reading “Fall 2023 SAV Data”
Ophelia and the Spotted Sea Trout
October 17, 2023 On 9/27/2023, Mr. Pellock’s 7th grade science class seined the very first Spotted Sea Trout that CHESPAX has on record. The CHESPAX team haven’t seen a Spotted Sea Trout in at least 25 years of instructing the SAV program. This was a special catch that could have been linked to the post-tropicalContinue reading “Ophelia and the Spotted Sea Trout”
Take it With a Grain of Salt
The CHESPAX team is back out in Cocktown Creek with the Calvert County Public School 7th graders to monitor the SAV (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation) for the Fall 2023 season. The first two canoe trips were strenuous because of the high temperatures, but the students succeeded in obtaining the SAV and water samples needed for theContinue reading “Take it With a Grain of Salt”
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