The 2006-2007 WISE student class travelled to Grand Haven, MI by charter bus to visit the town and take two trips out on the D.J. Angus GVSU research vessel.  The Angus is one of two GVSU research vessels and is equipped with various water sampling and testing equipment as well as having an indoor research lab space.  Half the WISE students went out on a sampling trip 1 mile out on Lake Michigan, the other half of the students sampled in Spring Lake, a considerably different aquatic environment.  We enjoyed a full afternoon of good weather, science and comaraderie out on the lakes!

Angus
For more information on the GVSU Water Research Institute visit:

WRI webpage

We collected tons of data- a brief summary table of it -for both the Lake Michigan and the Spring Lake excursions is available here: ANGUS DATA

On the D.J. Angus we had fantastic views of Lake Michigan, the Grand Haven Pier, and Spring Lake:



pier

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The Angus flies the GVSU flag, the state of Michigan flag and the flag of the United States.  We did not need the life rafts shown here on either voyage!

flag

Testing for water clarity with the Secchi Disk.  We had clarity of 8 meters on Lake Michigan, and 1 meter on Spring Lake.

secchi test

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clear water



Graphing water temperature onboard the Angus:




Lab technicians working inside the Angus conducting experiments on water pH and amount of dissolved oxygen:


































































Googles are so cool!





























The second Angus Boat trip went out on Spring Lake, an inland Lake into which the Grand River flows:

Lifevests for safety:
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Lauren the RA pours Plankton:
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More Photos coming soon!

  Last Modified Date: July 19, 2007
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