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Saturated, Suffocated, and Salty: Hotspots of Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction in Anoxic Riparian Soils

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Riparian soils above low-head dams (milldams) usually contain large amounts of bioavailable nitrogen that could impair the adjacent streams if it becomes mobilized. This project investigates the origin of the…

Silk Grass Farms Water Resources Assessment

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This project evaluates water resources at Silk Grass Farms in Belize through physical, biological, and chemical indicators and identifies potential activities at the farms that may be degrading or improving…

Soil Microbes and Bean Nutrients in Organic and Conventional Systems

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Little is known regarding soil microbes and nutrition levels in vegetables under various farming practices. This project measures soil microbial community structure, extracellular enzyme activity, and nutrient density in green…

Using Microbial Source Tracking to Identify Potential Bacterial Sources in White Clay Creek

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Scientists monitor fecal indicator bacteria in White Clay Creek during summer and identify potential bacterial contamination by molecular microbial source tracking. The goal is to determine where the bacteria likely…

Watershed-Scale Evaluation of Restoration Practices on Water Quality Improvement

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To evaluate how watershed restoration practices improve stream health and water quality, scientists are monitoring nutrient and sediment loads and macroinvertebrates before, during, and after restoration. (Project details may change…

Where Are the Brook Trout? Novel Application of eDNA to Locate Infrequent Species

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Scientists are using environmental DNA to determine whether wild brook and brown trout populations are in streams near Stroud Water Research Center, including in streams where watershed restoration practices have…

White Clay Creek Fish Passage Assessment

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This project examines whether the lower White Clay Creek in Delaware provides suitable habitat for migratory fish like American shad. Funded by: White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Project Lead:…

Enhancing the Mobile Lab With Macroinvertebrate Discovery Tanks

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This project makes the Watershed Education Mobile Lab more interactive with the addition of aquatic macroinvertebrate discovery tanks. The mobile lab brings watershed educationto students and community members at parks,…

Streamside Forests Curriculum

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Stroud Water Research Center educators designed new forestry lessons to meet the new Pennsylvania science, technology, engineering, environmental literacy, and sustainability K-12 standards and piloted the learning activities with schools.…

Watershed Education for After-School Programs

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Stroud Water Research Center educators are designing and delivering a set of 10 after-school programs with Avon Grove School District, Harambee Institute for Science and Technology, and summer enrichment programming…