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
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 Creek with a sci…
