Nicholas M.
6-25-14
Junior
Rangers
The first day back at Junior Rangers was wonderful. The
Junior Rangers that I had been working with for the first day were Raymond,
Anjali, and Sonya. For the fist day I was checking traps the majority of the
time. But before that we had to check the beach to get rid of any seaweed that
had washed up. While we were wandering along the beach we saw a gigantic swarm
of hermit crabs. After that we went to check the eel traps. The first trap was on the trail you go down to
enter the field station. When we lifted the trap out of the water we found a
baby snapping turtle. The next trap was much harder to reach since it was out
at the end of the saltmarsh. Raymond and me would have to take the kayaks to
reach the trap. After a long kayak ride we found the trap and lifted it up out
of the water. It had trapped a crab, a fish, and most importantly an eel. When
we had brought the trap back to land Lenny opened it to show what it had caught
to some people who were visiting Nantucket. We got rid of the crab and put the
eel in a tube so we could determine its length. Then we had to bring the trap
all the way back into the salt marsh. After that we went back to the beach for
some fun. I spent my time on the beach by digging a hole that was constantly
caving itself in over and over. Then when the time to leave came I packed up
everything I had brought that day and went home. The first day of Junior
Rangers was very successful.
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