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Forest Restoration on Indigenous Lands: Restoring Biodiversity for Multiple Ecosystem Services, Community Resilience, and Financial Sustainability Through Locally Informed Strategies and Incentives

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Panama contains vast Indigenous territories of mixed land use. This project seeks to facilitate the development of economically sustainable reforestation approaches to expand contiguous forest cover and improve Indigenous livelihoods.…

Evaluating the Effects of Invasive Mud Snails on the Delaware River Basin

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Scientists are evaluating the negative effects of an invasive species, the New Zealand mud snail, on trout and shad populations in the Delaware River basin by combining laboratory tests and…

Revisiting Stream Health for Major Tributaries of the Schuylkill River, Pa.

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This project uses water chemistry and aquatic macroinvertebrates such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies to provide assessments of current water quality at 19 sites in the Schuylkill River. Scientists are…

Stream School participants collecting leaf packs.

Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW)

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Education, research, and watershed restoration staff provided technical assistance to statewide conservation groups in effective watershed assessment, monitoring, and restoration. To find out more, visit the C-SAW website. (Project details may…

Agriculture Viromes in Farming Systems: Effects on Microbiome Assembly, Function, and Crop Production

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This research explores how viruses function within the microbiomes of agricultural soil and investigates their impact on soil health and crop productivity. Funded by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Principal Investigator:…

Anthropogenic Legacies: How Riparian Soils Respond to Human Disturbance

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This study investigates the physical, biogeochemical, and microbial characteristics of novel anthropogenic soils that have accumulated in the valley bottoms of the mid-Atlantic U.S. due to the coupled effects of…

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Assessment of Environmental Conditions in Bennett’s Run, Brandywine Creek

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Water chemistry, temperature, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and fish are being monitored in Bennett’s Run, a small tributary to Brandywine Creek in southern Chester County, Pa., to provide critical data in support…

Biochar as a Nutrient Removal Tool on Farms

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Researchers are studying how well biochar works in engineered structures to remove excess nutrients from runoff on agricultural fields. Results will help determine to what degree, if any, biochar can…

Brandywine Flood Study

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The study focuses on reducing flooding along the main stem of the Brandywine Creek. It will identify areas prone to chronic flooding and develop hydrologic and hydraulic watershed models using…

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Brandywine Stream Stewards: Community Action in Support of Healthy Waters

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Engaging adults and youth from Wilmington, Del., the Stream Stewards Program monitors water resources in the 1,100 acres of open space in the First State National Historical Park. Stroud Water…