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56% of people surveyed stated they care about the Schuylkill River.

Is the Schuylkill River Clean and Safe? Interactive StoryMap Shows Perceptions vs. Reality

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The goal of the project is to connect residents and communities with the river and all it has to offer as a scenic and recreational destination.

Linford Weber and Deanne Boyer of Willow Run Farm

On the Road to Restoration

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Learn how far our watershed restoration program has come in nearly 10 years and where we’re going to help farms adopt science-based solutions that restore healthy streams.

The Viscosity Effect: A Newly Found Connection Between the Riparian Zone and Water Quality

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A new Stroud Center study shows that the density of water plays a previously overlooked role in nutrient and carbon cycling in freshwater ecosystems.

Lenape Chief Dennis Coker discussing native mussels with Tara Muenz along Fork Branch in Delaware.

Lenape Community Scientists Restore Their Ancestral Watershed

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Watershed monitoring and stewardship activities will support the potential to reintroduce mussels — the most endangered and threatened freshwater faunal group in the United States.

Four golfers from Constellation at the hole the company sponsored.

Great Turnout “Fore” Fresh Water

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We are grateful to the record number of sponsors and golfers who helped to make this event so successful! Enjoy the photos, and we hope to see you next year.

A female mayfly with a ball of eggs attached to the underside of her abdomen.

The Magic of Mayflies

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Without any mouth parts, fully mature adult mayflies, called spinners, cannot eat, and so most live but a single day.

Algal bloom in Brandywine Creek where it flows under a railroad bridge.

Who’s Polluting Our Water? Scientists’ New Way to Trace Algae Origins Could Tell Us

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Not all algae are harmful but too much can be deadly. Why? Because when they die, the blooms feed bacteria that rob the water of oxygen. 

Introduction to the Lancaster County, Pa. Outdoor Leadership Network Initiative

Calling Lancaster County, Pa. Teachers: Join the Outdoor Leadership Network Initiative

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Gain experience from teachers who have been teaching and engaging students in environmental literacy and action for years!

River with riparian forest

Protecting Forests, Clean Water Amid Changing Remote-Work Landscape

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To make the case for preserving open space amid the demand for new development, it’s important to measure impact. Now scientists are doing just that.

Members of Mighty Writers—El Futuro look at aquatic insects next to the Watershed Education Mobile Lab.

Watershed on Wheels Makes a Splash at World Water Day Event

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Families, community members, and a group of Mighty Writers gathered to learn about the world’s most precious natural resource — clean fresh water — and how to protect it.