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Delaware River Watershed Initiative — Phase II Monitoring, Evaluation, and Scientific Support for Protecting and Restoring Places of Ecological Significance (Brandywine-Christina, Middle Schuylkill, Schuylkill Highlands Clusters)

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Professional and volunteer monitoring of chemistry, macroinvertebrates, and fish to support restoration and protection efforts represent an invaluable (and often neglected) tool to evaluate short- and long-term progress toward conservation…

Delaware River Watershed Initiative Pollution Assessment: Stage 1

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The Delaware River Watershed Initiative pollution assessment will estimate progress to protect and restore water quality in targeted geographies. In this study, researchers utilize water quality modeling tools to estimate…

Phytoplankton Dynamics at the Brandywine River

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High-frequency temperature, oxygen, and chlorophyll sensors, canoe float trips, and nutrient monitoring are the tools being used to study how much and how fast algae grow while they travel down…

Stroud EnviroDIY Monitoring Stations in Red Clay Creek

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This project built and deployed two water monitoring sensor stations in tributaries of Red Clay Creek and provided maintenance support and educational/technical assistance for staff at The Land Conservancy for…

Thermal Limitation in Aquatic Insects: Implications for Freshwater Biodiversity in a Warming World

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This project tests the hypothesis that temperature limits the distributions of aquatic insects through its effect on resource allocation, and that warming decreases reproduction by shunting energy away from egg…

Equity and Environmental Education (EE) in the Time of COVID-19 to Support EE Providers

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Educators modified existing watershed education programming, created new programming, and piloted programming for virtual and in-person engagement during the coronavirus pandemic. Additional funding from PDE supported the initial planning of…

Growing Diversity and Inclusion in On-the-Water Education

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This project supports expanding and sustaining inclusive on-the-water education through fishing and canoeing programs that prioritize female, marginalized, and economically disadvantaged populations in southeastern Pennsylvania and the Delaware River basin.…

Pa. Gateway to Green Website Development

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Stroud Center education and information services staff collaborated with state partners and Pa. Department of Education’s environment and ecology advisor to create, launch, and maintain a new website to improve…

Pa. Healthy Learning Environments Advisory Council to the Pa. Department of Health’s COVID-19 Initiative

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Educators provided feedback on technical plans, guidance, and resources to develop a cohesive system of professional development and classroom materials to create healthy schools and childcare environments that prevent the…

School Study on the Effects of Outdoor Learning

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This school-case-study research project surveyed and interviewed middle school students and teachers to determine if and how outdoor learning experiences are impacting students.Funded by: AnonymousProject Leads: Steven C. Kerlin; Nanette…