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Robin Sleeman

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Part-Time Environmental Educator

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Water column nitrogen removal during storms in a low-order watershed

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Bacmeister, E., E. Peck, S. Bernasconi, S. Inamdar, J. Kan, and M. Peipoch. 2024. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 129(10): e2024JG008360.

Krista Lauterwald

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Part-Time Environmental Educator

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New Solar Grant Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

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The additional panels are expected to offset 23% of the Stroud Center’s energy needs, avoiding nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 each year.

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How Streamside Forests Make Us and Our Water More Climate Resilient

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Whether it’s too much, too little, or too dirty, the primary way humans experience climate change is through water. Streamside forests can help.

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Using Herbicide: An Important Tool in Establishing Streamside Forests

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To ensure our buffers are set up for success, we strategically use herbicides to control invasive plants for the first three years.

A woman and a man plant a tree in a new riparian buffer.

How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?

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Here’s a hint: wider buffers are better. Narrower buffers help but don’t function as well as pollutant barriers and enhancers of in-stream function.

David Arscott and Paul Greenberg hold the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence.

Stroud Center Honors Bestselling Author of Four Fish, Paul Greenberg

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The award-winning food and environmental writer calls for sustainable fishing at the award ceremony for his impact on aquatic ecosystems.

Kathryn Metzker stands with two National Park Service rangers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.

Stroud Center Advises National Park Service on Education Programming

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Visits to the parks yielded interesting insights, from new resources to curriculum updates that park rangers discussed during interviews.

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Too Hot to Handle: How Rising Temperature Impacts Streams

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Human activities are increasing stream temperatures and harming habitat quality for freshwater fish and species like mayflies.