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A community science volunteers stands next to an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station on the banks of a small stream.

Study: Community Science Can Aid Water Resource Monitoring

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After examining water quality data from community scientists, researchers say it has value, but volunteers need support.

An EnviroDIY monitoring station next to a USGS gaging station on White Clay Creek near Avondale.

Is EnviroDIY Water Quality Data as Good as USGS?

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Researchers compared sensor accuracy, precision, and response under controlled conditions. Learn what the data shows.

A crew of four men work on a newly planted riparian buffer.

Cutting Waste in the Reforestation of Riparian Zones

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An update on research seeks to reduce plastic waste, maintenance costs, and the mortality of planted trees and shrubs.

Boulder Bridge in the fall at Rock Creek National Park.

Conserving National Park Streams

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The Stroud Center has been collaborating in the National Capital Region to support monitoring and analysis of park stream ecosystems.

A stream riffle in the Schuylkill Highlands with mature forest on both banks.

How Streamside Forests Make Us and Our Water More Climate Resilient

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Whether it’s too much, too little, or too dirty, the primary way humans experience climate change is through water. Streamside forests can help.

A woman and a man plant a tree in a new riparian buffer.

How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?

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Here’s a hint: wider buffers are better. Narrower buffers help but don’t function as well as pollutant barriers and enhancers of in-stream function.

A streamside forest and native plant garden take root at Overlook Community Campus.

Transforming Local Parks to Enhance Fresh Water

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A streamside forest project in Lancaster, Pa., inspires sustainable initiatives for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.

A female mayfly with a ball of eggs attached to the underside of her abdomen.

The Magic of Mayflies

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If you’ve ever hiked along a woodland stream on a warm spring day, you may have seen these tiny creatures swarming together, fluttering in a midair dance.

A teacher leads a group of small children along a woodland trail.

Reimagining Classrooms

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Whether you call them outdoor classrooms, living schoolyards, or ecological schoolyards — we’ve got ideas for how to make the outdoors a place of discovery.

Max Stoner and Don Ace in the community garden at their retirement community.

Learning Something New Never Gets Old

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At ages 100 and 80, two retirees plant their first cover crop and build soil health in their retirement community garden.