Stroud Water Research Center Summer 2008 Upstream Newsletter
Eldridge lands the big one—launching the Stroud Water Research Center’s Fish Molecular Ecology department.

Stroud Scientists at WorkFish Ecologist and Geneticist, Dr. William H. Eldridge, Joins the Stroud Water Research Center to Launch its Fish Molecular Ecology Department Willy Eldridge recently joined the Stroud™ Water Research Center to launch its Fish Molecular Ecology Department. He received his doctorate from the School of Aquatic & Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington, and was formerly a lecturer at University of Washington at Tacoma and a fishery geneticist from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

We sat down with Willy to discuss his new role, and to put into context what fish ecology really means to him and the Center. Following are excerpts from that interview. More
   
  The Stroud Summer Internship Program: Grooming Future Scientists Each summer, the Stroud™ Water Research Center welcomes a new group of college interns who are eager to participate in research projects at the Center and to begin what will likely become their life’s work, a career in the sciences. More
 
  Special Events Update Face-to-Face with 80 Tons at The Water’s Edge
The Waters Edge featuring Flip Nicklin

At 80 feet long and 80 tons — so big, that an African Elephant could stand on its tongue — the Blue Whale is almost mythical in size. And, that’s just part of the attraction for Flip Nicklin, contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine, the foremost whale photographer in the world — and our featured speaker at The Water’s Edge fundraising gala on October 2nd, 2008. More
   
  Introducing the Mayfly Club: Our Next Generation of Watershed Stewards The Mayfly Club, a membership and volunteer group of young adults, is dedicated to raising awareness and support for the Stroud™ Water Research Center and the issues facing the world’s supply of fresh water. More
 
  Stroud Educators at Work Spanish-Language Leaf Pack Experiment Kit: Fall Workshop Will Kick Off Pilot Program “Gracias por esta oportunidad,” wrote Gabrielle Gutierrez, a biology teacher at the Guanacaste Conservation Area in northern Costa Rica very near the Stroud™ Water Research Center’s tropical stream laboratory at the Maritza Biological Station...“Thank you for this opportunity.” More
   
  The 2008 Schuylkill Sojourn: An Opportunity To Teach Stewardship Hundreds of people, including Stroud™ educator, Christina Medved, embarked on a seven-day, 112-mile canoe trip down the Schuylkill River — from Schuylkill Haven to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — in June. More
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  In the News Bernard Sweeney: Conversations with WHYY TV 12 and WHYY Radio The role of streamside forests in reducing pollution in Pennsylvania’s streams is a subject Bernard W. Sweeney and the scientists at the Stroud™ Water Research Center have studied extensively, which is why WHYY came to us to learn more in July. More
 
 

Stroud Scientists & Educators Speak Disseminating Our Findings to Our Peers & the Public at Large Our 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.

American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
Historic Yellow Springs
American Horticultural Society’s 16th Annual National Children
& Youth Garden Symposium
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  2007 Annual Report Friends of the Stroud Water Research Center will soon receive a printed copy of our 2007 Annual Report. To view this document online, click here. (PDF 3.5MB)
   
 

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