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Montauk Floating Wetlands Tested

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Stony Brook Lab manager Jennifer Goleski, CCOM President Laura Tooman and CCOM Program Specialist Jaime LeDuc with specimens from the Fort Pond Floating Wetland Project in Montauk that were brought to the Gobler Lab at the Stony Brook University Southampton Campus for analysis. COURTESY CONCERNED CITIZENS OF MONTAUK

Stony Brook Lab manager Jennifer Goleski, CCOM President Laura Tooman and CCOM Program Specialist Jaime LeDuc with specimens from the Fort Pond Floating Wetland Project in Montauk that were brought to the Gobler Lab at the Stony Brook University Southampton Campus for analysis. COURTESY CONCERNED CITIZENS OF MONTAUK

authorStaff Writer on Nov 18, 2022
The Concerned Citizens of Montauk recently delivered floating wetland plant specimens to the Gobler Lab at the Stony Brook University Southampton Campus to be tested to determine their overall nutrient... more

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