Environmental Study Team

Environmental Study Team ( http://www.EnvironmentalStudyTeam.org ) is an award winning youth development program where middle and high school age youth work with ecologists and aquatic biologists to study, monitor and improve the water quality of local streams, rivers and lakes.

EST members learn how to conduct chemical tests to determine water quality, identify macroinvertebrates found in the waters, prepare written scientific reports of their findings, learn photography and videography skills, prepare slide shows, as well as make presentations to the public.

In addition to all of this, EST members go hiking, swimming, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing, kayaking & sailing as well as make maple syrup.

EST currently serves two locations; Burtonsville, NY - serving youth from Schenectady, Schoharie and Montgomery counties. The second is in Schenectady NY, serving youth from the city of Schenectady and from the Scotia, Glenville Niskayuna area.

This video clip was created by the United Way of the Greater Capital Region of New York.

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• Schoharie
• River
• Center
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• Schenectady
• New
• York