What are we doing this summer?!
Ag Conservation Corp 2017 MWEE plan
Christine Smith
Agriculture Conservation Corp
- SYEP High school students from Prince George's county.
- Month long immersion in sustainable agriculture
- Scientific education
- Capstone Project
"How can an existing filtration pond be used and improved to manage run-off into the Potomac River (and therefore the Chesapeake Bay)? "
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
Our Conservation Pond
- Over 20 years old (constructed in 1992)
- Performs filtration function for farm run-off
- Currently has a broken pipe that helps maintain water level.
ACC Pond Action Plan
Class room activities
- Guest speakers:
- Dr. Andrew Miller, a specialist on urban watersheds
- Steve Darcy, conservation engineer with the Prince George's Soil Conservation District
Field Exercises
- Water Testing for dissolved oxygen, turbidity and Ph levels
- Plant identification and density
- Capstone project
- building floating wetlands
Using Adobe Spark to help students share their experience
But How?
What are we doing
By cesmit5
