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Partnering the Environment and
Academics on the Keweenaw
(From left to right) Colin Pekkala, Jacob Wells, Cameron McKenzie, Brandon Joyal,
Rachel Pakkala, Brian Sakari, Marissa Isaacson, Rachel Kinnunen, Noah Kozminski,
Noah Ponnikas, Anthony Burdette, Santiago Roura, Brad Walli (Missing)
Our Location
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Weekdays
Mission Statement
The mission of Partnering the Environment and Academics on the
Keweenaw (P.E.A.K.) Enterprise is to plan for the future by taking
action now. We strive to make a positive impact on our
community through project-based learning, collaborating with
various community members, and by using all resources made
available to us. We are a group of charged, capable young citizens
who share a common interest: acquiring the knowledge necessary
to implement innovative ideas that will benefit both the
community and ourselves.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE!
The P.E.A.K. class has
been introduced to the
beautiful Swedetown
Creek watershed by
sitting and sketching
what we see along with
frequent trips to study
the banks.
We also learned how to
use vernier probes,
pictured at right to
measure water quality.
The chemistry of water deals
with the fundamental
chemical property and
information about water. We
plan on going to Swedetown
to test the following:
• pH
Water Pollutants are the
• Water temperature
chemicals that affect water
• Nitrate and Phosphate
quality. The leading causes of
• Water Oxygen
impairment include:
• Conductivity
• PCB in fish tissue and
• Water speed
water column.
• Clarity and turbidity
• Mercury in fish tissue.
• Dioxin produced from car
exhaust
Over 70% of all Michigan's
streams are impaired with
these chemicals.
Future Endeavors
We will carry on our water chemistry work at
Swedetown Creek, during which we will test
for pH, turbidity, conductivity, oxygen levels,
temperature, and water velocity. We will also
be looking for benthic macro-invertebrates.
Stream Channel Analysis
• Bank Height
We will continue to collect and
• Width and Depth
analyze data and report records of
• Stream velocity
the threats to the Swedetown
• Stream Discharge
Creek stake holders, DNR, and EPA.