Field
Trips
Sturgeon
City offers free field trips to classes in the Onslow County and
Camp Lejeune school systems. Activities offered during these trips
have been aligned with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
(NCSCOS) for the appropriate grade levels.
Activities offered include: exploration of the Sturgeon City restored and natural
marsh, plant and animal identification and classification with field books and
lecture, examination of a freshwater lily pond habitat, and tours of the former
Wilson Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant and the newer Land Application plant.
The
tour of the former Wilson Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant
includes a discussion on anaerobic bacteria use in treating
wastewater, the science of wastewater treatment and a discussion
on why the City of Jacksonville plant was abandoned. Equipment
on site includes water monitoring test equipment, air quality
monitoring equipment, access to data logging equipment, seine
nets, dip nets, and field guides. A site for lunch
is available at the onsite Sturgeon City Park or at the nearby
Wilson Bay Park (reservations required). Staff can also accommodate
very small groups of advanced students on boats for netting
of fish and intensive habitat evaluation.
Please contact City of Jacksonville Water Quality Section staff
at 910 938-6450 to schedule a trip or to request more information.
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