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Middle school students explore the local watershed to complete their field note books.

Meaningful Watershed Education: A Lasting and Expanding Partnership With a Local School District

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The partnership has become a model for building formal and non-formal education partnerships in systemic watershed education.

Youth Watershed Explorer Challenge

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Calling all youths ages 12-16! Join us for a program that pairs investigative field experiences with virtual learning. Explorers will be guided through three challenges focused on the significance of First State National Historical Park’s Brandywine Valley unit.

Stephanie Bernasconi on a mountaintop.

Spotlight on Stephanie Bernasconi

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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

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New grants support education programs for underserved youth and prioritize minority and economically disadvantaged populations and local environmental justice communities.

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 …

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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.

Brownies flex their tree-planting muscles

Tree-rific Virtual Learning Resources on Streamside Forests

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Every tree we plant plays a vital role by providing a natural buffer zone between our land use and the stream it protects.

How Can You Plant Seeds of Change? Watch the “Stories from the Streams” Video!

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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.

Still from the electrofishing video.

STEM Career Spotlight: Electrofishing to Determine Stream Health

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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 Creek!

Photo of trout fingerlings in a tank.

How Do Trout Grow on Trees?

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While they more literally grow from eggs into alevins, fingerlings, and adults, trout “grow” on trees because their health and survival depend on streamside forests.

American mink standing on rocks

Diversity Makes Us Stronger — Both in Our Communities and Our Watersheds

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Watch an American mink shake off creek water and explore its surroundings on the East Branch of White Clay Creek.