While it may have looked like a fun day kayaking with friends, educators from Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties were actually at work, taking part in a three-day professional in-service program.
Teachers and FODR volunteer instructors are shown in a group photo. They are, from left, Terry Skinner, Jennifer Patterson, Jack Kauffman, Judy Green, Carol Kauffman, Natalie Fleet, Stephanie Bowen, Stephanie Sowers, Susan Walton-Fary, Natalie Smith, Sherry Rollins, Molly Broderson and Bambi Thompson.

The first Dragon Run Environmental Academy Mentorship, or DREAM, was sponsored by the Friends of the Dragon Run and made possible through a grant from Dominion Energy.
The teachers explored the Dragon Run watershed in kayaks, on foot (hiking trails), and conducted water quality experiments. Instructors for DREAM included Friends of Dragon Run volunteers. Instruction was based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) ...