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Environmental Education Services

AP Biology Susquehanna River Ecology

This three-day field study program includes two nights at Sky Lake Camp near Windsor, NY, where students set up a lab. Participants do water quality testing and identify aquatic organisms in differing ecosystems including the Susquehanna River, Sky Lake, and a blueberry bog at Marsh Pond. Also included are evening speakers and a trip to the Endicott Wastewater Treatment Plant and their on-site lab.

Marine Studies at Montauk

Students travel to Montauk, on Long Island, where they participate in five days of intensive field and laboratory work. A variety of marine and aquatic lifeforms are studied. Also included are a trip to a lighthouse, a tour of a fishing fleet, a fluke fishing trip, a tour of a marine museum, and a lobster dissection dinner.

Marine Studies at Chesapeake Bay

This five-day program provides intensive field study and laboratory work at Worton, Maryland. In addition to studying a variety of marine environments and aquatic life, students also study the environmental impacts that the watershed (including the Susquehanna River) have on the bay.

Susquehanna Watershed Studies

This program for advanced biology or environmental education students has two components. The first is the AP Biology Squehanna River Ecology Service, where students begin their study of the Susquehanna River Basin. The second is the Marine Studies at Chesapeake Bay Service, which allows participants to continue their studies.

Middle School Camp

This three-to-five-day program provides interdisciplinary outdoor learning experiences for 5th-to-8th grade groups of 50-200 students. Sites vary.

Contact:

Tammi Goltry
phone: (607) 766-3772
email: tgoltry@btboces.org