Finished up the final week with the Conservation Biology Class at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station.  This week we discussed population modeling to guide management strategies for species conservation and also discussed adaptive management.  We then went snorkeling at the clear waters of the Chincoteague Bay eelgrass beds and then ended the week kayaking around Greenbackville to discuss habitat restoration planning and monitoring.  Had a great time with the students and hope to return next year.

Click here to see the eel grass beds from atop a flat-bottomed stable vessel, The Monitor.

Below are a few great photos taken by Conservation Biology student Heather Smith which include a Red-headed woodpecker, Delmarva Peninsula Fox squirrel and a pair of Piping Plovers.