Stream restoration in the United States is a multibillion-dollar industry, yet long-term monitoring of its effectiveness is virtually nonexistent. To fill this gap, the Stroud Center restored a portion of White Clay Creek by reforesting meadows and pastures with native deciduous trees and removing invasive plant species. Decadal changes in the aquatic biological communities and how they function are being monitored as this forest matures. This project is producing discoveries and insights that will guide future restoration techniques and train teachers to use long-term environmental data to enhance math skills, analytical abilities, and environmental knowledge of students and teachers.
Funded by: National Science Foundation
Principal Investigators
- 2018–2022: John K. Jackson, Jinjun Kan, Melinda D. Daniels, Diana Oviedo Vargas, and Marc Peipoch
- 2017: Bernard W. Sweeney, John K. Jackson, Jinjun Kan, Melinda D. Daniels, Diana Oviedo-Vargas
- 2015–2016: Bernard W. Sweeney, Anthony K. Aufdenkampe, John K. Jackson, Jinjun Kan, and Melinda D. Daniels
- 2014: Louis A. Kaplan. Co-principal investigators: Anthony K. Aufdenkampe, John K. Jackson, Jinjun Kan, and William H. Eldridge
- 2011–2013: Louis A. Kaplan
Collaborators
- 2018–2022: J. Denis Newbold, David B. Arscott, Charles L. Dow, Steven C. Kerlin, Tara K. Muenz, Louis A. Kaplan, and Bernard W. Sweeney
- 2016–2017: J. Denis Newbold, David B. Arscott, Charles L. Dow, Steven C. Kerlin, Tara K. Muenz, and Louis A. Kaplan
- 2015: J. Denis Newbold, David B. Arscott, Charles L. Dow, Susan E. Gill, Tara K. Muenz, Louis A. Kaplan, and William H. Eldridge
- 2014: J. Denis Newbold, David B. Arscott, Charles L. Dow, Susan E. Gill, and Bernard W. Sweeney
- 2011–2013: Anthony K. Aufdenkampe, John K. Jackson, Jinjun Kan, J. Denis Newbold, William H. Eldridge, David B. Arscott, Charles L. Dow, Susan E. Gill, and Bernard W. Sweeney
Project Years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
