We began our day on Madison Run with Paul Bugas, fisheries biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Paul demonstrated fish shocking, a technique used to stun fish so they can be handled and studied. We found numerous species in the process including the native brook trout. We performed water quality tests including: temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and tubidity.
Our next stop was lunch and a behind-the-scenes tour of the environmental education center at Grand Caverns.
From there we met Chesapeake Bay Foundation educators, Pat Calvert and Allan Thomson for a float down the beautiful Shenandoah. At the end of the float, we performed quantitative water quality tests including: temperature, pH, nitrate, phosphate, and dissolved oxygen.
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