The jellyfish, stingrays and other marine life she often saw in her childhood in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, inspired Hilliard Bradley High School sophomore Allie Holland to think about a career in marine biology or zoology.
“I would walk along the beach and see (marine life) and after moving here and missing it so much, I think it raised my interest even more,” Holland said.
Holland was among about 20 students who practiced hands-on marine-biology skills with staff members at Ohio State University’s School of Environment and Natural Resources on Wednesday, May 9, at a natural pond at Latham Park, on the west side of Cosgray Road just north of Scioto Darby Road.
The pond is east of the Latham Park and Hoffman Farms subdivisions.
The students practiced using a seine, a net that is dragged to catch fish, and a Secchi disk, an instrument that measures the clearness of water.
Read the full story May 17 in the ThisWeek Hilliard Northwest News.
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