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 priorities and goals. This project develops and implements restoration and protection plans for targeted watersheds in the Brandywine-Christina and Middle Schuylkill clusters in the Delaware River Basin.
Funded by: William Penn Foundation
Principal Investigators
- 2017: John K. Jackson, Matthew J. Ehrhart, and Bernard W. Sweeney
- 2016: John K. Jackson, Matthew J. Ehrhart, Bernard W. Sweeney, and William Eldridge
- 2015: John K. Jackson, Matthew J. Ehrhart, Bernard W. Sweeney, William Eldridge, and Susan E. Gill
- 2014: John K. Jackson, Matthew J. Ehrhart, Bernard W. Sweeney, and Susan E. Gill
Collaborators
- 2017: Berks Nature; Brandywine Conservancy; Brandywine Valley Association; Natural Lands; Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; The Nature Conservancy of Delaware; University of Delaware
- 2014–2016: Berks Conservancy; Brandywine Conservancy; Brandywine Valley Association; Natural Lands Trust; Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; The Nature Conservancy of Delaware; University of Delaware
Project Years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017