Members:
- Niall — Animals, Turbidity and Temperature
- Tomas — pH and Bacteria
- India — Plants and Salinity
- Martha — BOD and DO
- Alon — Nitrogen Compounds
Alewife Reservation is home to many animals and plants from trees to reptiles and mammals to dill weed. The Sub Pixels chose to investigate a large section of the reservation filed with lots of wildlife such as the ones described before. The quadrant the Sub Pixels chose is a semi-large pond (in relation to the other ponds) that is home to various fish including alewife and an abundance of Mallard Ducks, which is the most frequently spotted animal. The pond has a dock in the middle where you have the opportunity to sit and look out into the nature and a bridge spanning across the length of the pond so you don't have to travel the length to get around. The pool is completely bordered by trees and thorny plants along with a small brook on one side and on the other side there is a path for people to walk or cycle by.
The site that we used to test water quality of the Alewife Reservation was the furthest from the train station. We took a long rocky path to the site, and entered through a gate. After entering our site, we could see that the soil surrounding the water at our site had formed a bank. There were many trees and plants scattered around the bank. When we first went to the site, snow covered the bank and we could only see soil and trees. However, once the snow melted, many plants began to grow and become visible. The bank made the water easily accessible for our water quality testing. In addition to the bank, there was a bridge jutting into the water that also could also be used to test the water quality. On the left of the site, there were a few buildings that looked like factories. On the right side of our site is where another group of students called “Recess is Cancelled” were doing their water quality testing.