Donning the iconic "gumboots" of New Zealand students took to the stream on the first afternoon of classes in this youthful semester. Thankfully, the property we reside with has a vital stream that runs along the Southern border. After a masterful introduction and lecture by featured professor Dave Mahan...we are gradually understanding the importance of "knowing your place" and being able to understand the critters and habitats and ecosystems around us.
After a wander through the forest, ancient ruins (?), and hopping a few fences we reached our first site. Jen was keen to pose as she easily made her way over the fence. Christy was pumped also to stand with her boots in the water, check out her stance. Ali also beamed with curiosity and ferociously participated in a discharge test, and a rustling up of critters like crawfish, freshwater shrimp, a large short-finned eel, and heaps of caddisfly, mayfly, and stonefly larvea. Not to mention a rare breed of freshwater crab (a first for dave mahan) that is endemic to our stream system.
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