WV Water Workshop: Info Still Flowing

Many thanks to the teachers, presenters, and organizers of the WV Water Workshop held August 1, 2015 in Charleston.

Image credit: The map of WV Watersheds (at left) was created by WV hydrology doctoral student, Brandi Gaertner.

The workshop was a worthwhile event and increased my interest in continuing to learn more about West Virginia watersheds, aquaculture and aquaponics research, and applications of these areas of research to increase student engagement and interest in water ecology and water-related enterprises.

Below are three areas for follow-up to the one-day workshop event.

• Instructions for teachers requesting either WVU continuing education or graduate credit for the WV Water Workshop are available by email. Contact: capstonegroupinc@gmail.com

• Electronic access to the list of the recommended web-based lessons and resources for classroom teachers is also available for download from this website.

• Video highlights of the PowerPresentations.

Introduction to Watersheds - GIS and Watersheds

Presenter: Brandi Gaertner (doctoral candidate) Forestry & Natural Resources: Hydrology, WVU

Introduction to Water Treatment and Aquaponic Systems

Presenter: Karen Buzby, Ph.D., Post-doctoral fellow, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, WVU

Or view a PDF version of Hydroponics: A Desk-top Model for Teaching Water Ecology Presenter: Laurie Ruberg, Ph.D., CEO PLANTS, LLC and Visiting Asst. Prof., LSHD, CEHS, WVU

The Introduction to Hydroponics presentation is linked to the image of the "Do It Yourself" aquaponic system shown below. Click anywhere on the image to download this PDF.

Image credit: The "Do It Yourself" aquaponics system (displayed above) shows how a microaquarium can be transformed into an aquaponics system with a few simple modifications to the placement of the light and use of a transparent plant growth tray. Photo courtesy of L F Ruberg