Today my ENVS 2260 class went to Augusta Creek. We had to put on waders and I lucked out getting a perfect fit for my feet. The fabric was water proof and it went up very far strapping over the chest. I partnered up with Chelsea and grabbing a bucket and net we climbed off the bridge we were on and waded in. We walked down stream and decided to investigate the the stream to the side. Chelsea took the net first trying to stir up insects and fish. We got a ton of little small shrimp like creatures and collected them in our bucket. I took the net and tried getting stuff from the side disturbing the side and failing to collect anything. We walked and collected different bugs, some of them quite disgusting looking. We eventually hit a wider patch with a stronger current. We stamped on the water bed while the other held the net. We collected a fish! I then took the net and dragged it across a weedy patch and collected another fish! We then went back to the stomping and collecting and got two craw fish!
Today's nature adventure was completely different from what I had been doing lately. The past couple weeks I had been mostly looking up observing the trees. Today I was looking down. I was wading through the water collecting bugs, running my hands through the grime. I was actually participating and observing nature at the ground level. It was great. It was a different experience and I am glad I was able to do it!
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