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Carie Kowalski (Szalay)
Graduation Year: 1998
Degree: M.S.
Location: Twin Cities
Advisor: Jim Perry
Project Title:
Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) in the St. Croix River: Population status and tentative steps toward a recovery plan
Job Title: Watershed Education Manager at The Academy of Natural Science
Job Description:
I work at The Academy of Natural Science where I:
- Incorporate the research of our scientists from our 3 research groups (Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Estuarine Research Center, and the Biodiversity group) into our educational programs
- Educate inner city youth on a 75 foot sailboat on the Delaware River about water quality by doing a dissolved oxygen titration
- Develop watershed lessons for grades 3 and up which are offered at the Academy and offsite as an outreach program
- Teach watershed lessons
- Develop and teach watershed focused teacher workshops
- Develop exhibitions about watersheds and the relevance to our research
- Manage grants received for these programs
- Partnerships with other aquatic organizations by serving on their community advisory councils and implementation teams
- Coordinate and implement 2 3-week water camps where participants in grades 5-8 develop their own research project, collect and analyze data, and present findings in a poster presentation
- Coordinate family water weekends that expose visitors to aquatic habitats and their inhabitants.
Contact Information:
Watershed Programs Manager
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-299-1057
Email: szalay@acnatsci.org
Web site: http://www.acnatsci.org |
