Perrysburg High School Participates in Student Watershed Watch

Perrysburg High School Environmental Club participated in this year's Student Watershed Watch at Hood Park in Perrysburg. The club members were testing for everything from water speed, temperature, and turbidity to the amount of phosphorus and other nutrients in the water. The students from Perrysburg join 15 other schools in performing a variety of water quality testing on the Maumee River. The students will meet with the other schools at the University of Toledo's Scott Park Campus on November 14 for the annual Student Watershed Watch Summit, where they will present their findings.

Arielle Moehling, 16, of Perrysburg, center, writes down a general description of the area along the Maumee River she and her fellow students drew water from as part of the Perrysburg High School Environmental Club's participation in this year's Student Watershed Watch at Hood Park in Perrysburg.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Arielle Moehling, 16, of Perrysburg, center, writes down a general description of the area along the Maumee River she and ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Arielle Moehling, 16, of Perrysburg, center, takes notes on the general description of the area. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Matt Horvat, left, the Maumee River Coordinator for Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) Student Watershed Watch, center right, talks with members of the Perrysburg High School Environmental Club.

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Rebecca Patterson, 16, of Perrysburg, left, heads back up the dock after drawing water to test the turbidity of that particular spot along the Maumee River.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Domenick Horvat, 15, center, takes a sample of the Maumee River to test. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Matt Horvat, left, the Maumee River Coordinator for Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) Student Watershed Watch, talks with Perrysburg High School Environmental Club advisor Laura Swiatek, right, about the locations students have tested along the Maumee River.

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From left, Madeline Horvat, 17, Mengzhen Yin, 17, Arielle Moehling, 16, Rebecca Patterson, 16, Perrysburg Enviornmental Club advisor Laura Swiatek, and Domenick Horvat, 17, work on testing samples of the Maumee River.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Roland MacCarthy, 15, left, helps Domenick Horvat, 15, right, measure the phosphate level in a sample of water. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Domenick Horvat, 15, center right, keeps an eye on the clarity of a Maumee River water sample while Rebecca Patterson, 16, right, lets out more water during a turbidity test.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Domenick Horvat, 15, center right, keeps an eye on the clarity of a Maumee River water sample while Rebecca Patterson,... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Roland MacCarthy, 15, holds a sample of water from the Maumee River against control tubes of water to gauge the Nitrate level in the river.

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Jacob Yarian, 17, left, consults with teammates Mengzhen Yin, 17, center, and Madeline Horvath, 17, right, while attempting to gauge the level of Phosphate present in a sample of water.

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