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Stephanie Bernasconi on a mountaintop.
Spotlight on Stephanie Bernasconi
Bernasconi originally wanted to be a marine biologist but a semester on a sailing ship convinced her to stick to studying fresh water.
Photo of day campers with Native American elder, Chief Quiet Thunder.
Bridging Barriers in Environmental STEM
New grants support education programs for underserved youth and prioritize minority and economically disadvantaged populations and local environmental justice communities.
Diana Oviedo Vargas and Melinda Daniels in a Costa Rican forest.
Stream Reach: Building Communities from White Clay Creek to the Yangtze Basin
To truly make a difference requires, not only understanding freshwater systems, but working with all kinds of communities to protect them.
Photo of Martha Ressler's quilt honoring tree-planting volunteers.
700 Trees, Three Volunteers, and a Quilt
Fiber artist Martha Ressler found a unique way to honor the volunteers who helped her and her husband Jay plant a “mini-forest” on their property: she immortalized them in a
47 Years and Counting: Crew Completes Susquehanna River Sampling
47 Years and Counting: Crew Completes Susquehanna River Sampling
Stroud Center entomologists have been sampling macroinvertebrates in the Susquehanna River near Procter & Gamble’s Mehoopany plant since 1974.
Photo of two children on rocks at a lake's edge, with text that says Choose to Refuse Single-Use Plastic.
The Winner of the Plastic Free Challenge Is …
It’s challenging to limit plastic use in normal circumstances, but it’s nearly impossible to do during a global pandemic, Stroud Center staff discovered.
Focusing on Farms to Safeguard the Delaware River
Focusing on Farms to Safeguard the Delaware River
An article in Edible Philly dives into the effort to protect and restore clean water in the Delaware River watershed by working with farmers.
Publication title with image of a mayfly
Stream restoration for legacy sediments at Gramies Run, Maryland: early lessons from implementation, water quality monitoring, and soil health
Mattern, K., A. Lutgen, N. Sienkiewicz, G. Jiang , J. Kan, M. Peipoch, and S. Inamdar. 2020. Water 12(8):2164.
How Can You Plant Seeds of Change? Watch the “Stories from the Streams” Video!
How Can You Plant Seeds of Change? Watch the “Stories from the Streams” Video!
Episode 1 in a video series from WHYY TV12 demonstrates how planting trees along a stream can filter out pollutants and dramatically improve water quality.
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The Intersection of Science and Policy for Clean Water and a Healthy Delaware River
Watch the video of the first webinar in a four-part series celebrating American River's 2020 River of the Year, Delaware River.
Still from the electrofishing video.
STEM Career Spotlight: Electrofishing to Determine Stream Health
Have you ever wondered what swims by your feet in your local creek? Learn how we use electrofishing to survey the fish living in the east branch of White Clay
Delaware River Webinar Series Announced
Delaware River Webinar Series Announced
The Delaware River was named 2020 River of the Year by American Rivers for its progress in improving water quality, river restoration, and community revitalization.