My experience with Holz Lake was unique to say the least, from leaking waders to completely falling into the water it was all a very hands on activity. Coming to SES one of the things I was most excited for was the pond profile. All of the teachers said, “Don’t feel bad if you fall into the pond, it happens every year.” Hearing this, I knew I would likely be the student to fall into the pond. I’m just that clumsy; however I planned to be very cautious during every visit to the pond. Our first trip to the pond was on a nice day. It was sunny, around 70 degrees, and the pond looked beautiful. Our group did our best to find a nice plot, we ended up pretty deep in the woods and the water. Making my way over to help them mark our plot, I slipped and fell into the mud. I laughed it off, I was positive that now I wouldn’t fall in again, surely this was all the bad luck I would endure through this project. I underestimated myself.
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I was so ready to get into the water with the giant waders. Once in the water with my dipnet I realized that the water was a lot colder than I had expected, which was actually nice and kind of refreshing. I took my first dip net sample. I expected it to be incredibly exciting, I wanted to see tons of organisms crawling around in there right away, but instead I saw only a few pieces of weeds from the water. Slightly discouraged I went back to the shore to let Nolan take his sample. I took off my waders, and discovered that there was a leak near my leg. I didn’t care that much, so my leg is a little wet, no big deal. I still asked to trade for my next venture into the lake, though. When I got into the lake for my second sample I quickly realized that this time there was yet another leak, this one near my
I was so ready to get into the water with the giant waders. Once in the water with my dipnet I realized that the water was a lot colder than I had expected, which was actually nice and kind of refreshing. I took my first dip net sample. I expected it to be incredibly exciting, I wanted to see tons of organisms crawling around in there right away, but instead I saw only a few pieces of weeds from the water. Slightly discouraged I went back to the shore to let Nolan take his sample. I took off my waders, and discovered that there was a leak near my leg. I didn’t care that much, so my leg is a little wet, no big deal. I still asked to trade for my next venture into the lake, though. When I got into the lake for my second sample I quickly realized that this time there was yet another leak, this one near my