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Ameletus mayfly nymph by David H. Funk

Get Your Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification

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Through the accurate and precise identification of these organisms, you will be better prepared to record taxonomic data for biomonitoring programs.

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Diversity and distribution of anammox bacteria in water column and sediments of the Eastern Indian Ocean

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Gang Q., J. Wanga, J. Kan, X. Zhanga, Z. Xiaa, X. Zhanga, Y. Miaoa, and J. Sun. 2018. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 133:52–62.

Grand prize winner at the 2018 Road Rally for Fresh Water

Car Enthusiasts Explore Chester County Watersheds in Support of Clean Fresh Water

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The rain didn’t stop the second annual Road Rally as drivers counted bodies of water and restoration sites while answering clues about the region’s history.

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Direct channel precipitation and storm characteristics influence short‐term fallout radionuclide assessment of sediment source

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Karwan, D.L., J.E. Pizzuto, R. Aalto, J. Marquard, A. Harpold, K. Skalak, A. Benthem, D.F. Levia, C.M. Siegert, and A.K. Aufdenkampe. 2018. Water Resources Research, 54. 

Students working on designing a 3-D macroinvertebrate model

Life Lessons in Three Dimensions: Students, Stroud Center, Retired Teacher Collaborate

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By creating these teaching tools for other students to learn about freshwater ecosystems, the students developed their own curiosity about their outdoor environment.

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Research Reveals Caddisflies are Ecosystem Engineers

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Hydropsychid caddisflies spin silk mesh nets that they use to filter feed. These nets are important ecosystem engineering structures in flowing waters.

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Computer Science Students Get Their Boots Wet

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As part of the Milton Hershey School’s Agriculture and Environmental Education pathway, the students are taking the computer science skills they learn in the classroom and applying them to real-world problems in the field.

Heavy equipment at a wetland construction site.

Scientists Monitor New Wetland Designed for Flood Control and Improved Stream Habitat

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Because of flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation provided Stroud Water Research Center with a $3 million grant to reduce flooding across the 1,800-acre White Clay Creek watershed by 40 percent.

Experimental Streamside Forest Restoration to Improve Water Quality – Dixon Property

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This project involved an experimental planting of 600 trees and shelters on 1.8 acres of riparian land along Buck Run in East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania. The project was designed to…