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Restoring Our Watersheds: A Podcast Conversation

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In the season six premiere of the Kindred Podcast, we talk about watersheds, their importance to humans and wildlife, and how people can both harm and restore them.

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Planktonic eukaryotes in the Chesapeake Bay: Contrasting responses of abundant and rare taxa to estuarine gradients

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Hualong, W., F. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Bettarel, Y. Eissler, F. Chen, and J. Kan. 2024. Microbiology Spectrum, early online access.

A group of scientist set up the canopy and water supply for a rainfall simulation experiment.

Make It Rain, Make It Rain

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Why do scientists simulate rainfall for stormwater sampling? Find out from Senior Research Scientist Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.

Participants in the “Science of Fresh Water” course visit the Stroud Center.

New Class Introduces Adult Learners to “Science of Fresh Water”

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Participants got a crash course on what watersheds are and how their streams and rivers work and support wildlife.

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Variation in freshwater insect osmoregulatory traits: A comparative approach

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Cochran, J.K., S.E. Orr, D.H. Funk, A.C. Figurskey, M.H. Reiskind, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2024. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, early online access.

A map of southeastern Pennsylvania showing impacted streams and developed land use.

The Stream Restoration Puzzle

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Stroud Water Research Center examines why freshwater ecosystem restoration often fails to meet water quality objectives.

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Green Lawns Don’t Have to Lead to Green Water

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Learn how to care for your landscape and prevent potentially harmful algae from growing in the waters where you live.

Three scientists stand next to a rooftop rainwater monitoring station in Georgia.

Revolutionizing Environmental Data Collection

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Open source technology is helping federal agencies collect high-quality environmental data without the hassle and high costs of proprietary options.

A native plant garden and streamside forest planting at Overlook Park.

Healthy Streams Through an Ecosystem Lens

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Join us to discover the hallmarks of a healthy stream ecosystem and learn how our streams respond to a variety of land uses and pollutants.

Aerial view of a harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie: September 25, 2017

Algae, Algae, Everywhere

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Learn about the causes of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, why we need to be concerned, and what we should do to prevent exposure to bloom toxins.