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During the 2008-2009 school year BTES students called Potter Creek Crusaders will enhance their environmental studies by exploring the Potter Creek sub watershed through a mini grant from the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program
The Potter Creek Crusaders , a small group of dedicated 6 th graders at the Berkeley Township Elementary School in Bayville are enhancing their environmental studies by exploring the Potter Creek sub-watershed and its relationship to the Barnegat Bay estuary. The students plan to share their experiences in the Potter Creek sub-watershed with their fellow schoolmates and the public through a variety of exhibits and multimedia presentations. Potter Creek’s upland forests, which comprise approximately 60% of the parcel, are dominated by both pine and oak trees. The balance of the property gradually flows through forested wetlands to Phragmites and marsh flora including glasswort, perennial salt marsh aster, and sea pink. Potter Creek is adjacent to a significant amount of protected land, including a 72-acre wetland of marsh grasses continuing across Bayview Avenue to the bay, which TPL conserved and transferred to Berkeley Township in 1997.
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