Our
field trip to the Nahant Marsh was very fun. I learned a lot of
things that I did not know before. I saw many different types of
plants, such as Black-Eyed Susan’s, Spider Warts, Canary grass,
Milkweed leaves, Cattails, and grass that was 6ft tall. Also, I
learned that a very long time ago, there was a gun club there.
They ruined the marsh when they practiced shooting, so they had
to close up. It took over $2,000,000.00 for them to fix up the
marsh and clean it all up.
We
also saw many different types of animals on the marsh, too. We
saw a dead muskrat that a bunch of flies were sitting on. We
thought that a Grey-Horned Owl probably killed it. We also
looked through some microscopes and out in the water, we saw
some snapping turtles. They were really neat! Bob told us that
in the Nahant Marsh there is 5 different species of turtles. We
got to see a real turtle egg, but a raccoon had gotten it, and
it was broken into 2 pieces. I learned that at the Nahant Marsh,
the turtles there like to lay their eggs in the sand. The people
at the marsh like Bob, Renae, and Dave are going to put up some
more turtle rests for the turtles. Also, when we were looking
through the microscopes, we saw a Grey-Blue Heron! I saw it
stand in the water, and reach down its beak and try to catch a
fish.
I
liked looking at the different types of trees, and plants when
we went on a trail, and Bob showed us around. There were a lot
of different kinds of them. We saw Box Elder Trees, Mulberry
Trees, and many other different trees. We even saw Poison Ivy!!!
I
also thought it was fun going out on the dock, and seeing if we
could catch anything in the water with our nets. I mostly got
dirt at the bottom, but I thought it was fun even though I
didn’t catch anything.
I
really liked going to Nahant Marsh, and I learned a lot of
information, too. I can’t wait to visit there again!!
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