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Press Release:
Wednesday,
July 18, 2007
Mass
PIL grant news
CSCR
has met two
of its important
goals established
as part of
its PIL grant
metrics-
• Final QAPP
Acceptance
by Massachusetts
Department
of Environmental
Protection
within the
target date
of July 1,
2007.
•
Implementation
of 2 research
projects with
local, state,
and federal
partners.
Obtaining
final QAPP
acceptance
from the Mass
DEP means that
students who
train with
CSCR teachers
are adhering
to scientific
procedures
and methodologies
that have been
thoroughly
reviewed and
approved by
professional
scientists
drawn from
several state
agencies. The
photos capture
students undergoing
training, implementing
field studies,
and enjoying
a little camaraderie.
The two featured
research projects
address questions
raised by EPA,
MassBays, and
local town
officials in
regards to
wetland habitat
health, and
nonpoint source
pollution impacts
on the health
of Cohasset
Harbor.
One
project is
also designed
to train
CSCR students
and staff in
the fluorometric
determination
of chlorophyll-a,
an important
indicator
of microscopic
plant growth
often fueled
by excessive
nutrient
from stormwater
runoff contamination.
With support
from Microsoft
students and
project partners
such as chemist
Christian Krahforst
of the Mass.
Bays National
Estuary Program,
students at
CSCR are tackling
some complicated
issues that
affect all
cities and
towns in our
urban and suburban
environments.
Summer 2007...
training,
field studies,
and enjoying
a little camaraderie.
Teacher Laura
Guiliano and
student Jon
Choi take a
break from
the tedious
task of sifting
field samples
for macro-invertebrates,
the creepy
crawling critters
and worms needed
in health marsh
ecosystems.
“Doc
T,” Dr.
Ann Thomae
of CSCR instructs
students in
filtration
procedures
used for analyzing
chlorophyll-a.
Student trainee
Megan Richardson
practices
filtration
techniques
with the
assistance
of CSCR teacher,
Annette Moore,
while student
Jon Choi
looks on.
CSCR student
trainees pose
for a group
photo.
 The
Summer Institute is a series of Cohasset Middle High School
courses that
use
the outdoor
environment
as
the primary
classroom.
CSCR
is proud
to partner
with Cohasset
Middle
Senior
High School
as host of
many of these
courses. More...
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