What we learned from the bronx river

TheBronx River can be co mpared to other water bodies such as the Gowanus Canal. The Bronx River turns out to be the most growthful of the rivers. For instance, it has made an almost complete recovery from the pollution that has been plaguing the river for years. Many animals that were beileved to have left the river have returned, such as egrets .This means that fish have returned to the river and therefor there is enough DO (dissolved oxygen) for the fish to breathe. Among the many things we learned how to do was was how to the row. We disscused proper safety issues with the Rocking the Boat oganization they explained to us how to properly wear and use a PFD (Personal Floatation Device)as we proceeded we learned how to row safely and properly were one person rowed with two ores in the middle another steered with one in the back then up front we had our navigator who with a compass pinpointed our route on the river .They told us how the Bronx River was uncharted. We used a homemade chart to pinpoint our position. We also took tests of the water that included salinity, Dissolved oxygen, turbidity and nitrates. We took wind speed, air temperature and water temperature. We also described the weather on the water.All in all it was great day were we learned many things that will help us later in our lives.(http//photos14.flickr.com//5073150_5e23315abc_m.jpg