Fun Day At The GTMNERR!!

Hey there everyone, I figured before I start off about the awesome day we had at the NERR I'd give a little background information about myself. So, as you all probably know, my name is Eric Boe I've grown up here in Jacksonville for the last 15 years and love to do just about anything in the outdoors! I'm currently a senior in the coastal environmental science program and I'm hoping to graduate in the spring of 2014.

Moving on though, this past lab day at the NERR has probably, for me, been the most fun and exciting day I have had. Not only did I get to spend my morning before class out in the marsh duck hunting, I got to wade through the water on the south side of the dam with a 75 FT seine net! It was a first for me and an exciting experience, especially when we finally made it to the boat launch area after what seemed to be hours of dragging the net through the water. Once the net was pulled to shore I was amazed by the diversity of marine organisms we had caught in the net!! It was by far my favorite up to this point and can't wait to see what the rest of the semester has to offer!