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 Our Bear Creek field trip  

 We took action by going to Bear Creek Park to learn more about our water supply. We met with some representatives from S.P.R.E.E (South Platte River Education Experience) to learn more. At Bear Creek Park we learned about the contaminants and how they effect the animals living in and around our water supply. We learned about phosphates and nitrates and where they come from. The source of these contaminants is household waste and dead matter. When those contaminants reach high levels in the water supply Algae begins to grow. The Algae then uses all of the oxygen  in the water, leaving the aquatic animals unable to breathe.    We also cleaned up trash along the bank of the river. One reason that we did this is to keep the trash out of our water supply. The second reason is that we want to remove the trash because we don't want to have the animals die from ingesting the trash or getting it wrapped around their neck. The third reason is because we don't want to let the trash flow into the ocean.