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Aqua Kids Season 12 Episodes

14 Episodes 2016 - 2016

Episode 1

Lake Erie History - Wetlands Yesterday & Today

Mon, Sep 26, 201621 mins

Climb aboard the Cleveland Metroparks Water Taxi with the Aqua Kids as they get a history lesson on the Port of Cleveland and the burning river. Plus, a look back at the glaciers that helped form the Great Lakes, and a glance at the current conditions of wetlands around Lake Erie.

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Episode 2

Lake Erie - Watershed and Wetlands

Mon, Oct 3, 201621 mins

Join the Aqua Kids as they visit the Watershed Stewardship Center in Ohio, which focuses on the importance of watersheds and wetlands in and around Lake Erie.

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Episode 3

Lake Erie - Monitoring Lake Health, Part 1

Mon, Oct 10, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids take a close-up look at the health of Lake Erie. Come along as they visit the world famous Stone Lab on Bass Island, where they go trawling to look for Lake Erie fish diversity, collect tube samples and catch plankton.

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Episode 4

Lake Erie - Monitoring Lake Health, Part 2

Mon, Oct 17, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids continue their study of the health of Lake Erie and its surrounding watershed. Watch as they look for macro-invertebrates in local streams, trawl for and track fish on Lake Erie, and get a lesson in electro-fishing on Old Woman Creek.

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Episode 5

Lake Erie - Migrating Birds

Mon, Oct 24, 2016

Lake Erie is prime breeding ground and a stop-over site for many migrating birds from around the world. Join the Aqua Kids as they visit Black Swamp Bird Observatory and work with the researchers to tag and track birds from across the world.

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Episode 6

Lake Erie - Recovery

Mon, Oct 31, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids explore the efforts to restore the deteriorating shoreline of Lake Erie, and learn about protecting wet and dry prairies. Plus, a look at the incredible comeback of the endangered Lake Erie Watersnake.

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Episode 7

Lake Superior - Tribal Heritage - Wild Rice

Sun, Nov 6, 201621 mins

Join the Aqua Kids on a special episode exploring the culture of the Ojibwe Tribe. The tribal members teach the kids about birchbark canoes, protecting sturgeon, harvesting wild rice and even cooking.

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Episode 8

Lake Superior - Invasive Species

Sun, Nov 13, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids dive right into the invasive species issues facing Lake Superior. They learn about invasive fish Rusty Crayfish and Round Gobys, and the invasive Purple Loosestrife plants attacking the wetlands and marshes. See firsthand what is being done to battle these invaders, including introducing a beetle that eats loosestrife seeds. We also take a look at invasive Zebra Mussels in Lake Erie.

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Episode 9

Lake Superior - Bogs & Fens

Sun, Nov 20, 201621 mins

Do you know the difference between a bog and a fen? Join the Aqua Kids as they trek into a fen teeming with exotic fauna.

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Episode 10

Lake Superior - Water Quality

Sun, Nov 27, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids assist grad students from Northland College in monitoring dragonfly larvae for levels of mercury. Then after taking a kayak lesson, the kids take off across Lake Superior to do some water testing.

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Episode 11

Lake Superior - Fishing and Fisheries

Mon, Dec 5, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids jump in to take part in a fish survey on Lake Superior, by helping to set the nets and taking fish counts. Later, they give a helping hand to some local kids by teaching them how to fish.

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Episode 12

Lake Superior - Microplastics

Mon, Dec 12, 201621 mins

The Aqua Kids go trolling for plastic debris in Lake Superior to focus on the issue of microplastics in our waterways. They examine the who, what, where and why of this serious environmental concern.

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Episode 13

Lake Superior - Storm Water Management

Mon, Dec 19, 2016

Join the Aqua Kids as they find out how the City of Superior, Wisconsin handles storm water runoff, with retention ponds and engineered wetlands. Then the Aqua Kids don waders and headlamps to climb into the storm drains of Duluth, Minnesota to help divert toxic road runoff from entering a thriving trout stream.

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Episode 14

The P.E.A.R.L. - Morgan State University's Estuary Project

Mon, Dec 26, 201621 mins

Join Aqua Kids co-host Jeremiah Pearl as he visits the Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL). Jeremiah learns firsthand about the research being done there to help bring back the dwindling oyster and crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay.

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