Stroud Water Research Center
Have you ever wondered what swims by your feet in your local creek? In this month’s episode of Science Education Feature, Dr. Valerie Ouellet uses electroshocking to identify the creatures…
By discovering what makes the world’s streams and rivers healthy, Stroud Water Research Center is ensuring we can all enjoy clean fresh water.
Croswell, J., I. Anderson, J.W. Stanhope, B. Van Dam, M.J. Brush, S.H. Ensign, M.F. Piehler, B. McKee, M. Bost, and H.W. Paerl. 2017. Limnology and Oceanography 62(S1):S29–S45.
Join us to learn about the extensive restoration efforts taking place throughout the White Clay Creek watershed.
Sponsored by: PECO and Octoraro Native Plant Nursery
Beverages donated by: Victory Brewing Company
A multiyear project to monitor, protect, and restore critical freshwater sources for 15 million people from New York to the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
Ensign, S.H., J. Gardner, and M.W. Doyle. 2017. Freshwater Science 36(3):453–465.
Learn about the ecosystem benefits of net-spinning caddisflies, as well as how they interact with their environment, from Ben Tumolo, a visiting Ph.D. candidate from Montana State University. Caddisflies are…
Lopez, A.R., D.H. Funk, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2017. Environmental Pollution 224:82–88.
This project involved an experimental planting of 600 trees and shelters on 2.1 acres of riparian land along Crum Creek in Paoli, Pa. The project was designed to test the…
The Watershed Biogeochemistry Group works on identifying the presence of organic carbon molecules and determining their role in the stream ecosystem.