WATER WATCHERS: Young Fernandina Beach High scientists help St. Marys Riverkeeper monitor quality of area waterways

On a recent afternoon, six students from the Advanced Placement environmental science class at Fernandina Beach High School gathered at nearby Egans Creek with a science teacher, Joe Waas, and threw a bucket in the water from a small bridge.

  • Fernandina Beach High School student Sarah Perkins uses a pipette to collect water for analyzing. Fernandina Beach High School students prepare biological slides that are ready to be put in the incubator overnight. KENDRA SHAFER/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER
    Fernandina Beach High School student Sarah Perkins uses a pipette to collect water for analyzing. Fernandina Beach High School students prepare biological slides that are ready to be put in the incubator overnight. KENDRA SHAFER/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER
    KENDRA SHAFER / FOR THE NEWS-LEADER On a recent afternoon, six students from the Advanced Placement environmental science class at Fernandina Beach High School gathered at nearby Egans Cr...

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