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Project TRUE interns sample macroinvertebrates and small fish from an eel mop.

F(eel)ing Buggy: Project TRUE Interns Survey the Bronx River

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The interns used kicknets, eel mops, and the iNaturalist community science app to find and identify macroinvertebrates, and even small fish.

Jim Hershey by Jennifer Foster.

Jim Hershey Receives Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award

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Jim and his family farm using no-till practices, cover crops, and riparian buffers that help keep soil and nutrients on the field and out of nearby streams.

A small stream meanders through a Pennsylvania forest.

Small Streams Hold the Key to Healthy Rivers

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New state water quality report confirms Stroud Center science: restoring healthy rivers demands upstream focus.

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Distinct changes in riparian sediment microbial communities with depth and time since dam removal

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Moore, E.R., M.M. Rahman, J.G. Galella, M. Sena, B. Joshi, A. Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2026. Nature Scientific Reports 16: article 6885.

Charlotte Horn.

Charlotte Horn

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Watershed Restoration Assistant

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Freshwater salinization syndrome is degrading streamwater quality in the National Capital Region national parks, USA

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Myers, D.T., D. Oviedo-Vargas, S. Ensign, M. Daniels, J.P. Schmit, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2025. Freshwater Science 54(1): 18–30.

A scientist measures chlorophyll in a stream using a field fluorometer.

When Local News and Science Go Dark, the River Loses Its Voice

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Supporting local journalism and local science is not charity. It is an investment in the data, transparency, and accountability that keep fresh water safe.

Scott Ensign with Open-Source River Camera and Altimetry (ORCA) for measuring river flooding.

Open Source Hardware Solves Flood Monitoring Challenges

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Scientists and engineers at Stroud Water Research Center have developed a compact, inexpensive, and rapidly deployable tool for measuring river floods.