Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Wetlands Investigation

Study group 4 explored a swamp, a lagoon and a lake today.  Campers learned about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition and how lakes change over time.  Did you know that Lake Dunmore is approximately 10,000 years old?









Some of us got a little closer to the wetlands than others.  Some of us caught frogs and found snails.  And a couple of us had to dump out our boots.... and locate a shower upon return to campus.



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5 comments:

  1. M. HaseltineMay 22, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Let's hear it for Autumn, up to her hips in muck and still smiling!

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  2. AnonymousMay 22, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    Looks like brooks is a happy camper now!

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  3. Lil Elliott MillerMay 23, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Nice.

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  4. AnonymousMay 31, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    During the time that I was at Keewaydin I got to go on an investigation to the swamp, also known as the “wetlands investigation”. There, we learned about a lot of different things like about the reason the swamp was there, how lakes formed, and we compared a swamp, lake and lagoon. While we were at the swamp we learned that the the lower parts of the swamp were called hollows and the higher parts were called hummocks. We also learned about the FBI, which means fungus bacteria insects. We learned that the FBI helped to decompose things in the swamp to create the hollows and hummocks. After we were in the swamp we went to the lagoon. We noticed that the lagoon was more inhabited and it was bigger. There was also more water and less mud and vegetation. After the lagoon we went to the lake. There we learned about how lakes formed. We learned that lakes formed millions of years ago when ice bergs came through and melted, forming the lakes. Over all we learned a lot about the wetland environments. It was a lot of fun and educational too!

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  5. AnonymousJune 4, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    I thought that there was gonna be a picture of me sense I jumped into the swamp and it went to my waste! Anyway I now know that the water community. First it is a lake. Then its a bog. Then it is a marsh. Then a swamp. Lastly a forest.

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