Part Two, River Documentary

Part Two of Nolan's River to Riviere Documentary

This is the newest part of the River to Riviere documentary series. I hope that you enjoy. For the most pleasurable experience, use the 480p setting, not the 320p resolution. Maybe you all can watch it in class.

Yay.

I miss you all.

I hope the senior project planning is going well.

Also, are the seniors-to-be, or some of them, going to do a five day paddle in August?

Peace,

Nolan

Holy Angels Fieldtrip

We have reached the conclusion of our six weeks at Holy Angels. Last Thursday, March 11th the group spent the day at Miami Conservancy District, Five Rivers Outdoors, and RiverScape. The groups experienced each location and presented their cumulative projects from the five weeks of lessons. Although it rained, there were no complaints after learning all about water's importance and presence in our area. The field trip was a great way to conclude the in-class lessons and get the students on the river and exposed to the community.

Thank you to the community partners for taking the time to meet with the students!

This project with Holy Angels has allowed the Stewards and Rivers Institute to reach out and fulfill our mission. Thanks to all who participated and to Tracey Horan for all her work on developing the curriculum. Without Tracey, the project would not have existed.

The Rivers Institute at the Adventure Summit

Announcing the 3rd Annual River Summit!

Please save the date for the 3rd Annual River Summit on Thursday April 15th, starting at 8:30am, in the College Park Center.

Check out the River Summit website for more information. Further details and invitations coming soon.....

Recruiting Future River Stewards!

The Rivers Institute and River Stewards are in the final stretch of recruiting new Stews or baby Stews, as they have recently been called. The application deadline is Friday the 12th....please direct interested first-year students to our website, blog and video: http://rivers.udayton.edu/



Thanks for everyone's help in spreading the word!

Holy Angels Week 5

The River Stewards were in the classroom once again on Tuesday, February 23rd. This week's lesson was macro-invertebrates and hypoxia. Students discovered and identified macro-invertebrates found in our region. All of the samples were intolerant of pollution and helped students arrive to the conclusion of our river's healthy state. A majority of the students believed our rivers were not very healthy and were highly polluted, prior to the lesson. The student's also learned about hypoxia and their impact on water quality on a much larger scale.

Major thanks to Maggie, she did a wonderful job presenting the material!

This Thursday we will spend our last session with the students on a filed trip to Miami Conservancy District, Five Rivers MetroParks, and RiverScape. The students will present projects at MCD and tour the other locations. It should tie together the five weeks of lessons nicely, with the help of our wonderful partners!

Look for an up-date soon!

1st Place in the Ohio Environmental Justice Video Contest

Congratulations to the following students for their hard work and dedication to this statewide video contest: Paul Azzi, Jennifer Biette, McLean Johnson, Jessica Hanley and Kierstan Manifold!

Click here to see the video on youtube.

Click here for further details about the contest and the Center for Health, Environment and Justice's

Click here for the Dayton Daily News article.