Community Science Archives

[WEBINAR] Macroinvertebrates.org: A Virtual Resource for Teaching and Learning ID!

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August 20, 2019

We’ll demonstrate site features and functionality and cover how this open educational resource can be used to support macroinvertebrate identification training with volunteers and students to improve confidence, accuracy, and engagement.

Watershed 102: Aquatic Ecology as It Relates to Watershed Restoration and Protection

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August 1, 2019

This new 100-level workshop will focus on abiotic and biotic stream characteristics in natural, urban, and agricultural settings.

Slimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Training in the Leaf Pack Network

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July 24, 2019

Participants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research done at the Stroud Center. Taking our boots to the stream, we’ll experience hands-on examination of leaf packs with live aquatic macroinvertebrates, including their identification, and take a look at the Leaf Pack Network® website.

Three summer interns measuring stream parameters.

Meet Our 2019 Summer Interns!

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July 16, 2019

Our internship program, now in its 47th year, has ushered through hundreds of interns who have come in search of meaningful work.

Video still from Episode 4 of the WHYY "Stories From the Streams" video series

Stories From the Streams: Techno Geeks

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July 15, 2019

Citizen scientists are monitoring the health of local streams with the help of new technology. Episode 4 in the “Stories from the Streams” series from WHYY TV12.

Wading Into Citizen Science

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May 7, 2019

Environmental Monitor profiled the environmental education program at The Hill School in the Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area.

Photo of three people measuring a stream transect.

Watershed 201: Measuring Stream Discharge and Suspended Sediment

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May 1, 2019

Delaware River Basin citizen scientists and professionals will learn about rating curves, discharge and suspended sediment measurements, and storm sample collection.

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Building a more scientifically informed community in the Delaware River Basin

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April 26, 2019

Bressler, D.W., J.K. Jackson, M.J. Ehrhart, and D.B. Arscott. 2019. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 9(1):24–27.

A Digital Mayfly Swarm Is Emerging

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April 18, 2019

Low-cost, open-source data collectors and a suite of collaborative online tools are making big leaps in the field of watershed monitoring.

A digital mayfly swarm is emerging

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March 6, 2019

Ensign, S., D. Arscott, S. Hicks, A. Aufdenkampe, T. Muenz, J. Jackson, and D. Bressler. 2019. Eos, 100.