Articles written by Janet Nelson

Janet Nelson, RLMS|Sep 9, 2011

This summer I was privileged to be a part of a team of 15 teachers and 3 EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) scientists on board the R/V Lake Guardian on Lake Superior for seven days collecting lake samples to be studied for water quality, plankton, and plastics. In addition to the sampling on the lake, we had one day at Michigan Tech in Houghton, MI studying food chains. Specifically, lake trout stomachs! The smaller fish inside the trout stomachs were looked at and found they were eating...