

Week 9, July 17th: Final Steps
July 18th, Tuesday: This week's blog post is likely the last post pertaining to the SURF Internship. Today, Emily and I went sampling one...


Week 8, July 10th: Winding Down
July 12th, Wednesday: This week was a slow one. With Dr. Pinou away again, Emily and I had to take her place with the Finding Our Way...


Week 7, July 3rd: Everything is Going Swimmingly
July 5th, Wednesday: Today was the big day. Emily and I met at Echo Bay Marina to depart with our first captain, Alan Brooks. Joining us...


Week 6, June 26th: Growing Out of Control
June 26th, Monday: Today, despite the wonderful weather, was a rather tame day of sampling. Meeting Alan and Noreen Wilcox again, Emily...


Week 5, June 19th: A New Goal in Mind
June 20th, Tuesday: Today was an exciting day for the project. Leaving out of the Candlewood Lake Club with boat captain Dave, Emily and...


Week 4, June 12th: Second Time's the Charm
June 12th, Monday: This week is predicted to be a scorcher. Quite the contrast from rainy last week, as now most of this week is supposed...


Week 3, June 5th: Wonderful Weather We're Having
June 5th, Monday: The weather for this week is not promising to say the least. Last week while kayaking, Emily and I found a dead fish on...


Week 2, May 29th: The Start of the Carp Search
May 30th, Tuesday: Having just returned from the special New Fairfield Town Meeting, which resulted in a resounding cry to refuse any...


Week 1, May 22nd: Taking the First Steps
The week of May 22nd was the first week of the project. After over a month of anticipation and excitement, it was finally time to begin...