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A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Delaware River Watershed Initiative — Phase I Protecting and Restoring Places of Ecological Significance (Schuylkill Highlands Cluster)

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This project monitored macroinvertebrates to establish a water-quality baseline at 10–16 selected sites associated with protection and restoration efforts for targeted watersheds in the Schuylkill Highlands cluster (i.e., Pigeon Run…

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Delaware River Watershed Initiative — Phase I Protecting and Restoring Places of Ecological Significance (Brandywine-Christina and Middle Schuylkill Clusters

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Professional and volunteer monitoring of chemistry, macroinvertebrates, and fish to support restoration and protection efforts represent an invaluable (and often neglected) tool to evaluate short- and long-term progress toward conservation…

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Delaware River Watershed Initiative — Phase I Monitoring, Evaluation, Scientific Support, and Capacity Building for Watershed Protection and Restoration Projects — Entomological and Fish Collections

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This project collected and interpreted data on macroinvertebrate specimens from 38 stream sites to provide a baseline for restoration projects funded by the William Penn Foundation in its efforts to…

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Characterizing Stream Connections and Physical, Chemical, Biological Influences on Downstream Navigable Waters

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Drs. Dow and Arscott provided scientific expert services for the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter of Foster et al. v. EPA et al., No. 2:12-cv-16744 (S.D.W.V.). The scope…

Peter Kjellerup and Bern Sweeney sorting aquatic macroinvertebrates as Bhutanese children watch.

Physical, Chemical, and Biological Assessment of Streams and Rivers in Bhutan and Bangladesh

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Scientists evaluated water quality using macroinvertebrate studies and real-time data from monitoring stations equipped with open source technology.

Threats and Opportunities in the Conservation of Native Pelagic Spawning Fishes in Kansas

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This project documents how small dams have fragmented stream networks in the Central Great Plains region. Many fishes native to this region lay buoyant eggs that float downstream while developing.…

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Conservation Reserve Program mitigates grassland loss in the lesser prairie-chicken range of Kansas

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Spencer, D., D. Haukos, C. Hage, M. Daniels, and D. Goodin. 2017. Global Ecology and Conservation 9:21–38.

Photo of cows standing in a stream

From Stream to Tap: Keeping Fresh Water Clean and Safe

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Water treatment facilities have procedures in place to make water safe for drinking. But the dirtier the water, the greater the cost to treat it.