March Water Quality and Ecology Workshop

Congratulations to the 17 American University of the Caribbean students who completed the recent Water Quality and Ecology Workshop taught by Chris Bowser of Marist College and the National Estuarine Research Reserve in New York, USA.

Along with children from the nearby HELO orphanage and a Marist College team, the AUC class monitored the stream at the Botanical Garden of Les Cayes, and went to Bamboola Beach to study the estuary and coastal zone.  Some of the AUC students proved to be excellent fishermen!  AUC students became the teachers, each showing small groups of young kids from the HELO school the beauty of local wildlife and conservation messages.