“For the past several weeks, the Thames sisters have looked forward to Wednesdays.
Annaliese, 13, Avonleigh, 8, and Addelynne, 4, have been diligently researching the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River as part of the Elizabeth River Project’s youth water monitoring program. Each week, the Chesapeake girls test water near Site 10, record their findings and upload them to the Elizabeth River Project website. For the program each season, groups of children in the 10th grade and younger are given a monitoring kit, along with instructional videos and written directions that cover the details and requirements to test the water.”
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