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Dowling College Marinating MST
Chm 6687
Summer 2010
Adjunct Associate Professor, Lou SiegelNoyce Scholars Program
One of our first trips was to explore the Connetquot River by kayak. Here a student checks for nitrates
Kayaks were anchored at several stations along the river which allowed students to work together without drifting
Atmospheric parameters such as humidity being tested here with a sling psychrometer are important.
Keeping records of data
Next we explored further out into the estuary by boat, repeating the same measurements
Measuring wind speed and temperature
Keeping data records
Seining for organisms on the Fire Island shoreline
Checking the seine for organisms
Identifying specimens collected on the trip
Blowfish, killiefish and pipefish from the seine
The group visited Caumsett State Park on the north shore to see the very different shoreline north of the
glacial moraine
Here the students gather on the sandspit created by wave action on the Long Island Sound shoreline
The luxuriant salt marsh behind the spit
Cactus and other succulents grow on the shoreline
Students gather to identify specimens
Unique cliffs which reveal layering of glacial deposits
Swallows utilize the layered, eroded cliffs for their nests
Caumsett is a former estate. The main house is now used for conferences and environmental programs
The view from the mansion includes a kettle pond left by the glaciers
Oystering and clamming were important fisheries on Long Island. The Priscilla, built in 1888, is a National historic vessel whichhas been restored by the Maritime museum in West Sayville
Students received instructions on the basics of sailing
Dr. John Tanacredi, Chairperson of the Department of Earth and Marine Sciences at Dowling shares his
knowledge of the bay
Professor Siegel and the class onboard the Priscilla
Sixto Portilla guides the class through a tour of Dowling’s Center for Estuarine, Environmental
and Coastal Oceans Monitoring (CEECOM)
Dowling CEECOM. The USGS rainfall monitoring station is visible on the pole at left
Looking for baby horseshoe crabs
The facilities at Dowling CEECOM
The class samples local seafood
After being instructed in the use of the equipment the class receives their sSELF monitoring kits for use
with their classes