WERI brings the rock show to the students at JQ San Miguel Elementary School for career day. The students engaged in Dr. Blaz Miklavic's "Sink or Float?" Guessing between the options led them to learn the difference in the makeup of the rocks between the northern and southern parts of Guam. This led to an introduction of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer (NGLA), led by a WERI research assistant and EV graduate student, Ms. Mary Clare Snaer. In her demonstration, the students got to observe a mini model of the NGLA and learn how…

Dr. Habana presents the latest in the surface hydrology of southern Guam project during the summit. Photo by WERI. Dr. Nathan Habana, a hydrologist at the University of Guam’s Water and Environmental Research Institute (WERI), unveiled groundbreaking updates to the Surface Hydrology of Southern Guam project during the Guam Educators Conservation Summit (GECS) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Hosted by WERI’s longtime partner, the Guam Soil and Water Conservation District (GSWCD), the summit empowers educators with innovative strategies to integrate conservation, sustainability, and STEM into classrooms while addressing Guam’s environmental challenges. Mapping…