January, 19, 2004
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| St. James Episcopal Day School asks: Will the Wetland Wanderer travel through the Plaquemine Locks during this mission? Sue answers: The Plaquemine Lock is a historical landmark. It is now closed because it is old. The Port Allen Lock replaced it and is near the Port of Baton Rouge. We plan on traveling up this route sometime in the spring. |
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| Metairie Park Country Day School asks: Our class now has eight crawfish as a class pet. We are researching the best way to take care of them. Have you seen much evidence of crawfish in your travels and do you have any advice for us? CC answers: We are in teh salt marsh right now, so there are no crawfish. In February we will be in the Atchafalaya Basin where crawfish abound. Crawfish will eat just about any meat you feed them and don't forget to give them a place to hide! |
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| St. Mary's Nativity School asks: When was the water hyacinth introduced here? What country does it come from? What problems does it cause? CC answers: The water hyacinth was introduced to Louisiana at the World's Fair in New Orleans in 1884 as an ornamental plant. It was brought from South America. |
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| Southfield School asks: Why is this a good time of the year to make your trip? Sue answers: We are going to be out in the marsh in all four searson. Spring and fall will be the most beautiful. Winter is rough because of all of the cold fronts, but it is necessary to be out here for our project. |
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| Little Caillou Elementary asks: We are part of a project called Bayouside Classroom where we do water sampling in Bayou Petit Caillou which runs in front of our school. As part of this, we test water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. Do you do any water sampling at the sites you visit? If so, what are you finding out?
CC answers: We are not doing water samples ourselves, but we have talked to the researchers at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation who do weekly samples on the lake. There findings are at:
http://www.saveourlake.org/waterquality/waterquality.html |
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