Our first stop in the Texas hill country was Garner State Park. Immediately when we arrived there was so much to explore. Before we had even unloaded and set up camp, we found a lizard, baby armadillos, and a baby bird. After setting up camp we hiked down to the river. It was unlike […]
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Morgan Gentzkow Excitement on the island My favorite part of the Texas Aquatic Field Ecology trip was being at Port O’Connor. The group was here for approximately two days. We began our time at Port O’Connor with getting supplies at Walmart and Academy Sporting Goods. Next, we headed off to meet up with Cooper
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Port O Connor & Matagorda Island Our second day in Texas consisted of sampling the Llano and Guadalupe River, and we caught new species including Guadalupe Bass, Texas Logperch, Gray Redhorse, Orange-Throat Darters and Green-Throated Darters. After sampling the fish, aquatic insects, and water quality we made the trek down to Port O Connor Texas
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For me, the highlight of the Texas Field Ecology trip was staying on Matagorda Island. It was different than what I had pictured in my mind and definitely not what I was expecting. I was expecting the island to be small and that we would be able to walk the perimeter of the island on
If you’ve never been to the coast, you should definitely try to make your way out there. For me there’s nothing better than a subtle breeze that carries the smell of salty ocean air. Oh yeah, and there’s sun; so much skin reddening, soul warming sun, but don’t worry, that subtle ocean breeze makes your
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Visiting Port O’Connor The morning before our arrival, we left our campsite at Lake Corpus Christie and headed toward the coast. After driving for a few hours, we came to a small town and one of the first things I noticed was that the houses were on stilts. Due to the
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Although the title is misleading from what this blog post pertains too, I did enjoy going to Whataburger and was disappointed when we did not stop at ones that were only a mere thirty-seven minutes away. There were some things that I did enjoy more than Whataburger, believe it or not, and I would have
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The trip to Texas was one full of incredible memories that will stick with me for a lifetime. I had visited Texas before as a young child but never had the opportunity to grasp the immense size and beauty of the state. Before the trip I thought of Texas as being a large, flat, and
There were many exciting things on this memorable trip but being out on Matagorda island in the Gulf of Mexico was the cherry on top. Everything about the area amazed me from the wide variety of the animals and fish we got to see, and to the land and water that supported those populations. The
Hi! I’m Emily Christensen. I grew up in Minot, ND and attended the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND where I obtained a degree in Biology. My passion for biology has always resided in my interest in aquatic species and habitats which is why I chose to pursue a fisheries focus here at Valley City