x
Breaking News
More () »

Girls in STEM | Learn how a floating wetland helps purify water

The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District anchored a floating wetland in a pond at the Westlake Recreation Center to help clean the water.

CLEVELAND — Jaimie Johnson is wild about wetlands.

She is the watershed coordinator for the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, and she came up with the idea of implementing an artificial wetland. This is a pilot project.

She wanted to grow wetland plants on a mat, anchored in water, that was normally too deep for them to survive. She thought she had it all figured out.

“The geese unfortunately ate all my plants the first time,” said Jaimie.

But she tried again, and along with Breoni Turner, a watershed intern who is about to start work on a master's degree in environmental engineering, the wetlands project became a reality.

You can see more on this story in the player above.

MORE GIRLS IN STEM:

Children’s Museum of Cleveland introduces kids to STEM through play

Lake Erie Science and Nature Center in Bay Village offers teens hands-on experience

The science of a pitch

Finding STEM solutions for group of seven veterans

Medical camp engages kids in science

Students solve clues—based on math—in 'escape room' in order to eventually make their way out

Before You Leave, Check This Out