UMaine mentioned in Daily Astorian report on dragonfly study
The University of Maine was mentioned in a Daily Astorian article about the Dragonfly Mercury Project that relies on national parks partnering with citizen scientists, such as students, to compile data. Biology students at Astoria High School in Astoria, Oregon have been collecting dragonfly larvae for the National Park Service project, according to the article. The larvae, known as nymphs, are collected to determine their mercury levels, which help show overall levels in the national park ecosystems. High mercury levels could be dangerous to the dragonflies, fish, wildlife and humans, the article states. The samples are sent to either UMaine, U.S. Geological Survey or Dartmouth College laboratories to analyze the mercury.