Yep, the water is extra turbid today

The high-schoolers showed up and so did the rain.

But the Baytown Nature Center's staffers and volunteers aren't wimps. And the exceptional group of students didn't mind getting wet on a warm day.

So we dodged raindrops while calculating the turbidity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and nitrate levels.

Note the tarp-holding technique of the dedicated volunteer (below) protecting students conducting water tests during a cloudburst. -- Lana b.

The sample of water in the bucket pulled from the bridge gets an infusion of rainwater.