Stroud Upstream Newsletter Spring 2008
Mountaintop to Trek leaders and students
Special Events Update Mountaintop to Tap Exhibition Debuts at Queens Museum of ArtFor twelve exceptional high-school students, May 15th was truly a watershed moment. It marked the opening reception of an exhibition of photographs and journal entries documenting their 3-week journey in July, 2007 that traced New York City’s drinking water — from the source in the Catskill mountains to the Central Park reservoir. More
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  The Water’s Edge to Feature National Geographic Underwater Photographer Flip Nicklin
Whale breaching

Flip Nicklin will present, Whales, A Changing View, at our annual gala and fundraiser, the Water's Edge, October 2nd, 2008.

Each year, Friends of the Stroud™ Water Research Center gather for the Water’s Edge, our celebration of our most precious resource — fresh water. This marquee event draws speakers from around the world who share our passion for environmental stewardship. More

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  Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival Gets Rave Reviews The meeting house was packed with an enthusiastic crowd, on Thursday night, May 1st, 2008, when the Stroud Water Research Center hosted the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. The aim of this nationwide film festival is to build a network of grassroots organizations connected by a common goal — to use film to educate, inspire and promote environmental stewardship. More
 
  Stroud Scientists at Work Understanding Stream Conditions Throughout PennsylvaniaJust what do the myriad of state labels mean in terms of biodiversity, management, and protection of Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers? Scientists from the Stroud Water Research Center set out to answer that question in a 12-year study that examined water quality in relation to the management and regulatory labels applied to the 86,000 miles of streams and rivers throughout Pennsylvania. More
 
  In the NewsNews of Drugs in Our Drinking Water Underscores the Need For
More Research
It came as a total surprise to many, when AP reporters Jeff Donn and Martha Mendoza, broke their story, Drugs Found in Drinking Water, in March, 2008. The public was alarmed to learn that there are unregulated substances in our drinking water for which the impact on humans is not fully understood. More
 
 

Stroud Scientists & Educators PresentDisseminating Our Findings to Our Peers & the Public at LargeOur ability to disseminate our findings to a broad audience allows us to increase awareness and create a public dialogue centered on the protection, preservation and restoration of watersheds everywhere. It’s for that reason that our scientists and educators engage in both scientific and public forums to share their findings. The following highlights recent
presentations.

Stroud Scientists Play a Major Role at NABS
Taking Stock Of New York City’s Drinking Water
Schuylkill Watershed Congress
National Water Quality Monitoring Conference
American Society for Microbiology
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association

 

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