Uptown Summer 18 – Counting Fish in the Poestenkill with DEC Post author By admin Post date August 8, 2018 Kai and Ellie wad in the Poesten Kill Jarrell, Donovan, Nicole, Kai and Dakota stand by the shore of the Poesten Kill. [orig file] Kai holds a fish caught in the Poesten Kill [orig file] Kai holds a fish caught in the Poesten Kill [orig file] Kai measures an eel [orig file] Nicolena took note of the fish species found in the sample along with the American eels. [orig file] Kai puts on wadders to step in the Poesten Kill [orig file] Kai and Ellie wad in the Poesten Kill [orig file] Chris treks along the shore of the Poesten Kill [orig file] Jarrell yells to Kai from the bridge above the Poesten Kill [orig file] Ellie in the Poesten Kill [orig file] Uptown Summer youth walk along the Poesten Kill [orig file] Ellie calls to the youth the come to the shore [orig file] A Great Blue Heron preys on fish in the Poesten Kill [orig file] American eels caught in the Poesten Kill swim in a bucket of water with clove oil dripped in. The clove oil temporarily sedates the eels to make it easier to measure them. [orig file] Chris Bowser from the Department of Environmental Conservation shows Kai, Ellie, and Jim an American eel found in the Poesten Kill. The DEC are collecting data on the current population of American eels to compare to future populations because they predict the Poesten Kill will become a central ecosystem for the eels. [orig file] Kai and Ellie examine an American eel found in the Poesten Kill [orig file] Share Tweet ← Uptown Summer 18- Tania Asili Lyric Workshop → Uptown Summer 18 – Creative Crosswalk