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Transforming Local Parks to Enhance Fresh Water
A streamside forest project in Lancaster, Pa., inspires sustainable initiatives for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.

2024 Research Results and Recommendations for Effective Student/Teacher Engagement with National Parks About the Potomac Watershed
Kerlin, S., N. Marcum-Dietrich, K. Metzker, and D. Kline. 2024. Stroud Water Research Center Report #2024-002.

Freshwater salinization: Saltier rivers are a growing concern
Myers, D.T. 2024. National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) can undermine nitrogen removal effectiveness of persistently reducing riparian sediments
Rahman, M.M., M. Peipoch, J. Kan, M. Sena, B. Joshi, D. Dwivedi, A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, J.G. Galella, and S. Inamdar. 2024. American Chemical Society Environmental Science and Technology Water

Advancing freshwater science with sensor data collected by community scientists
Oviedo-Vargas, D., M. Peipoch, S.H. Ensign, D. Bressler, D.B. Arscott, and J.K. Jackson. 2024. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 22(6): e2748.

Small Actions at Home Can Make a Big Difference in Watershed Health
Simple steps can reduce pollution, improve water quality, slow stormwater flow, and support wildlife and pollinators.

Summer Interns Spend a Day on the Water
The trip was designed to get interns out of the office and onto the water, to teach them about freshwater systems, and to have fun together.

Remembering One of Our Own
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our friend and former colleague, Katherine “Kay” Dalton Dixon.

Phytoplankton diversity, spatial patterns, and photosynthetic characteristics under environmental gradients and anthropogenic influence in the Pearl River Estuary
Xia, J., H. Hu, X. Gao, J. Kan, Y. Gao, and J. Li. 2024. Biology 13(7), 550.