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A golden shiner from a tributary to the Brandywine Creek.

Sharing Our Science: Spring 2014

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Stroud Center Tackles Watershed Restoration; Getting to Know Rock Snot; Something Smells Fishy.

Dogwood trees blooming along the banks of White Clay Creek.

Trees Can Be a Stream’s Best Friend

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Tree-lined streams aren’t just pretty — healthy trees also make for healthier streams. How’s that, you ask?

A young streamside forest in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania.

Small Streams: The Heart and Soul of Waterways

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When it comes to water quality, size is definitely not everything. Listen up for the big impact of small streams

Brook trout.

Students Learn Fish Grow on Trees

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Students raised trout from eggs, monitored tank water quality, recorded fish behavior, engaged in stream studies, and learned to appreciate water resources.

Barnyard runoff in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Scientist to Deliver Healthy Streams Program for Area Farmers

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Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., director of Stroud Water Research Center, will present information about streams and how they can be improved.

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Does DNA barcoding improve performance of traditional stream bioassessment metrics?

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Stein, E.D., B.P. White, R.D. Mazor, J.K. Jackson, J.M. Battle, P.E. Miller, E.M. Pilgrim, and B.W. Sweeney. 2014. Freshwater Science 33(1):302–311.

The indoor stream exhibit, complete with live fish, built for the Pa. farm show. 

Sharing Our Science: Winter 2014

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Stroud Center Models Farm Stewardship at PA Farm Show; Wise Shares Importance of Trees to Streams; Sweeney Speaks In Support of Streamside Forests.

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Cryptic biodiversity in streams: a comparison of macroinvertebrate communities based on morphological and DNA barcode identifications

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Jackson, J.K., J.M. Battle, B.P. White, E.M. Pilgrim, E.D. Stein, P.E. Miller, and B.W. Sweeney. 2014. Freshwater Science 33(1):312–324.

Water Quality Impacts of the Interoceanic Highway in the Eastern Andes Amazon Headwaters Region

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This collaborative involved conducting a comprehensive assessment of water quality impacts for streams and rivers intersected by South America’s first transcontinental highway, which bisects the Amazon Basin from the Atlantic…

Fracking truck

UpStream Newsletter, December 2013

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Stroud Center scientists find mayflies, whose presence indicates good water quality, are significantly affected by low levels of fracking wastewater.