Stream Day
- Conducting a stream water quality assessment.
- Collecting macro invertebrates (bugs in the water big enough to see).
- Counting, identifying, and classifying them based on their tolerance to pollution.
- Calculating the Biotic Index of the stream based on the collection results. (Way of averaging the results to determine water quality).
- Determining that the water quality on our stretch of the Brandywine can be classified as “Good”, on a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor.
- Highlights: Caught some huge crayfish, saw a snake, found out that there are thousands of creatures in the water that we didn’t know about.
- Picking 3 favorite macro invertebrates then sketching and coloring them with colored pencils
- Painting favorite of 3 sketches with acrylic paint.
- Assembling frames made out of recycled pallet wood.
- Mounting pictures to frames to take home.
- Highlights: Took an even closer look at the bugs, got a lesson in shop safety from Tom Breglia, and showed some creativity.
- Matt taught a lesson in the principals of fly fishing.
- Fly casting lesson.
- On stream fly fishing demonstration conducted by Matt.
- Highlights: No one lost an eye trying to learn how to cast. We caught a few sunnies.
- Kevin Coley, from Vudu Lounge (West Chester), visits Mogreena again! - September 6, 2017
- Guest Chef Alex Shimpeno visits Mogreena! - July 31, 2017
- Summer is Here! - July 17, 2017
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Kevin Coley, from Vudu Lounge (West Chester), visits Mogreena again!
Coatesville Youth Initiative has wrapped up another year in Mogreena with Waste Oil Recyclers. Below is a recap from Kaitlin (green shirt above), writing about Guest Chef Kevin Coley of Vudu Lounge (High Street Cafe), in West Chester, Pa, paying a visit. Hey, it's...
Guest Chef Alex Shimpeno visits Mogreena!
Waste Oil Recyclers and Coatesville Youth Initiative students had a special guest Chef, Alex Shimpeno from Shimpy's BBQ, visit last Monday. Using vegetables the students have helped to grow with our Mogreena Garden Project, Chef Alex taught the students a few new...
Summer is Here!
This summer, we are once again partnered with the Coatesville Youth Initiative (CYI) and the Chester County Food Bank (CCFB) to help grow thousands of pounds of produce here in the gardens of Mogreena. The four students from CYI will learn how to plant, grow, and...
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