WEF President Jeanette Brown welcomes attendees to WWMD at Hains Point.
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Students from J.C. Parks Elementary School (Indian Head, Md.) gather for a group photo before monitoring.
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Students from Imagine Hope Community Charter School (Washington, D.C.) and St. Michael the Archangel School (Silver Spring, Md.) gather for a group photo before monitoring.
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Students carefully collect their water sample.
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Claudia Hamblin-Katnik of the City of Alexandria Office of Environmental Quality regales students with a story.
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Representatives with the U.S. Forest Service make the connection between forests and water.
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Students carefully collect their water sample.
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Students examine live stream insects at the Audubon Naturalist Society (Chevy Chase, Md.) display.
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Students get a reading from the thermometer on their water sample jar.
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Curtis Dalpra with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Rockville, Md.) leads students through an exercise to identify stream insects.
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A student awaits the result of the dissolved oxygen test.
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Students compare their reacted water samples to the color chart to determine the results of their pH and dissolved oxygen tests.
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A student uses a magnifying glass to examine a preserved stream insect.
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Alice Mayio with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows off her stream critters.
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The American Chemical Society (Washington, D.C.) led students through pH testing for the International Year of Chemistry.
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Representatives from the Virginia Water Environment Association (Glen Allen) teach students about aquifers.
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The U.S. Geological Survey hosted an exhibit highlighting volunteering monitoring.
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Students learn how a groundwater well works at the U.S. Geological Survey’s exhibit.
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A student learns how a groundwater well works at the U.S. Geological Survey’s exhibit.
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A representative from the U.S. Coast Guard Sea Partners program discusses coastal water quality with a group of students.
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Students learn about coastal water quality from the U.S. Coast Guard Sea Partners program.
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Dorn Sanders of WEF leads students through the water monitoring activity.
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Students learn about coastal water quality from the U.S. Coast Guard Sea Partners program.
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Dorn Sanders of WEF leads students through the water monitoring activity while WJLA Meteorologist Bob Ryan looks on.
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WJLA Meteorologist Bob Ryan and US Coast Guard Sea Partners mascot Sammy the Sea Otter mingle with students.
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Sammy the Sea Otter and students take a break from activities to pose for a photo.
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A representative from the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens demonstrates the flow of water through a watershed.
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A representative from the U.S. Geological Survey explains the watershed concept to a group of students.
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Vickie Arthur with the U.S. Forest Service leads a student through a rain and groundwater simulation.
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