The Gulf Coast beaches are my favorite places in the Universe, especially in the off season when the beaches are mostly deserted and in November migrating butterflies fill the air. The seafood is great, and is a big part of the economy. When working with the Army Corp of Engineers, I got to see The Apalachicola river basin. It is a unique environment that owes it's purity to limestone aquifers and several fresh water clams that exist no where else to filter impurities from the water. This results in great oyster beds and shrimp hatcheries that provide 2/3 of American sea food.
Well all of that is pretty much toast. I find it odd that it occurred to me and other science teachers that we should be collecting water samples as the crap from the ongoing spill to teach students. Even disasters have something to show us.
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