Budding Biologists
Finding Life in Challenging
Conditions on the Anacostia  

Members of Dr. Peter Mecca’s Biology II class traveled to Washington, D.C., Thursday and took a boat out on the river to perform water quality studies and chemical tests on the water in the Anacostia River, which the Natural Resources Defense Council terms “a poster child for America’s tragically neglected, abused urban waterways.” Above, juniors Robbie MacIinnes, Noemi Torres and Carley Robinson look on as leader Eric presents some of the life that can be found on the floor of the river. After taking water samples and even doing some fishing, the students confirmed that while much work can be done to improve the river’s water quality, it does support living organisms. (Photo by Andy Pribulka)     4-23-07