Aqua Kids

Climb aboard the Cleveland Metroparks Water Taxi with the Aqua Kids as they get a history lesson on the Port of Cleveland and the burning river. Take a look back at the glaciers that helped form the Great Lakes and a look at the current conditions of wetlands around Lake Erie.

Join the Aqua Kids as they visit the Watershed Stewardship Center in Ohio focusing on the importance of watersheds and wetlands in and around Lake Erie.

The Aqua Kids take a close look at the health of Lake Erie. Watch them visit the world Famous Stone Lab on Bass Island where they trawl looking for Lake Erie fish diversity, collect tube samples and catch plankton.

The Aqua Kids continue to take a close look at the health of Lake Erie and its surrounding watershed. Join in as they look for macro-invertebrates in local streams, trawl for fish, track fish on Lake Erie and get a lesson in electro-fishing on Old Woman Creek.

Lake Erie is prime breeding ground and a stop over site for many migrating birds from around the world. Join the Aqua Kids as they visit Black Swamp Bird Observatory and assist the as they visit Black Swamp Bird Observatory and assist the researchers tag and track birds from across the world.

Join the Aqua Kids as they explore the efforts to restore the deteriorating shoreline of Lake Erie . Plus a look at the incredible comeback of the endangered Lake Erie water snake and protecting wet and dry Prairies.

Join the Aqua Kids on a special episode exploring the culture of the Objiwe Tribe: from birchbark canoes, protecting sturgeon to harvesting wild rice and cooking.

The Aqua Kids dive right into the invasive species Issues facing Lake Superior. From rusty crayfish and round gobys to invasive purple loosestrife attacking the wetlands and marshes. See first hand what is being done to battle these invaders including introducing a beetle that eats loosestrife seeds. Plus a look at invasive zebra mussels in Lake Erie.

Do you know the difference between a bog and and a fen ? Join the Aqua Kids as they trek into a fen teaming with exotic fauna.

The Aqua Kids aid grad students from Northland College monitoring dragonfly larvae for levels of mercury. Then after taking a kayak lesson, take off across Lake Superior to do some water testing.

Join the Aqua Kids as they take part in a fish survey on Lake Superior. From setting the nets to taking counts, the Aqua Kids jump right in to give a hand. Plus, they give a helping hand to teach local kids how to fish.

The Aqua Kids go trolling for plastics in Lake Superior focusing on the Issue of Microplastics in our waterways. They look into the who, what, where and why of this environmental concern.

Join the Aqua Kids as they get a up close look at how the city of Superior, Wisconsin handles storm water runoff. From retention ponds to engineered wetlands. Plus the Aqua Kids don waders and headlamps to climb into the storm drains of Duluth, Minnesota to help  divert toxic road runoff from entering a thriving trout stream.

Join Aqua Kid co-host Jeremiah Pearl as he visits the Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory(PEARL). Jeremiah learns first hand about the research being done there to help bring back the dwindling oyster and crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay.

Host Drew visits the National Aquarium in search of dispelling the killer image and myths about sharks. Plus, Aqua Kids producer George Stover takes viewers along on an underwater shark adventure in Nassau.

The Aqua Kids visit the founders of the Maryland Biodiversity Project. Learn about the different varieties of living things and their importance by seeing how thousands of species are cataloged and studied.

Travel along with the Aqua Kids as they explore Assateague Island State Park, a barrier island of Maryland rich with recreational activities. The conservation of the island protects the beach, dunes and wildlife, including the famed wild horses.

The Aqua Kids go in search of native brook trout in a pristine mountain stream, where that species had populated the area long before the Europeans discovered America. Brook trout are indigenous to Eastern North America and are an important indicator species of that ecosystem.

Northern Snakeheads have invaded many parts of the United States, and pose a threat to the delicate ecosystem. Join the Aqua Kids as they search for this invasive predator and ways to restore ecological balance.

Hellbenders are the third largest salamander in the world. Travel with the Aqua Kids to a secluded area in West Virginia searching for this pre-historic creature and learn to appreciate their role in the environment.

Man-made reef balls have been used to create habitat for many aquatic creatures. Come with us to National Harbor in Washington, DC and learn how reef balls are being used in the Potomac River to provide habitat for largemouth bass.

Historically, the Patapsco River supported spawning runs of anadromous fish such as American and hickory shad, yellow and white perch, alewife and blueback herring. Over the past 150 years, private dams built on the Patapsco River blocked 23 miles of spawning habitat. Travel with the Aqua Kids as they participate in a eel and fish survey of the Patapsco prior to a scheduled dam removal.

The Aqua Kids travel to the inner harbor of Baltimore to explore the biodiversity of the biofilm community living beneath the surface with the help of Maryland Sea Grant College specialist and Biologist Adam Frederick.

The Aqua Kids travel to the Monocacy River in Frederick, Maryland to learn how biodiversity improves water quality and limits pollution.

Wood Turtles use both land and water as their habitat. Travel to West Virginia with the Aqua Kids as they discover the threats facing this endangered reptile species.