One Month ago some students from Appalachian State University's environmental toxicology class and I visited the artificial wetland of Newland to run some tests on the water, plant life, and microbial life. We were led by Wendy Patoprsty, who is a local pioneer in organizing and launching artificial wetland projects for communities in Watauga and surrounding counties, to the wetland, which is located down elevation from the town's curbside drainage system inbetween where all the runoff flows and where the river recharge zone is. The environmental toxicology class is running test on the water and plant samples collected to determine what sort of contaminants are affecting the wetland ecosystem, and I am isolating and identifying the rhizobial bacteria collected from the site. There are some photos attached by a link over to the side of the blog for you to peruse at your convenience, and I hope to determine what Genera of bacteria are present in this wetland soon.
Thanks, enjoy, and don't be afraid to get muddy!
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