Learning in the Marsh

The UGAMI Maymester class has been out and about this last week studying the “Life and Death of the Salt Marsh” with Dr Carrie Pucko from the Plant Biology Department at UGA. Students are exploring the different habitats on Sapelo Island, learning about ongoing research projects, and working with UGAMI staff aboard the R/V Spartina to identify fish in the Duplin River. They are even getting a chance to apply their artistic skills to help communicate science: Plankton samples collected during the trawl were used as inspiration for creating clay sculptures under the watchful eye of artist Jennifer Heynen.