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The Riparian Buffer Arboretum showcases woody species that are proven performers for floodplains.

Tour Our Riparian Buffer Mini-Arboretum

UpStream 2021, Issue #3

In the interest of testing new plants that could further enhance riparian areas, we've planted a mini-arboretum along the banks of White Clay Creek in our experimental watershed.

First Resource Bank made a $2,500 Earned Income Tax Credit contribution to environmental education.

First Resource Bank Contribution Boosts Virtual and In-Person Education Programming

UpStream 2021, Issue #3

The environmental education team is staying active during the pandemic by offering smaller, outside, in-person classes and virtual programming to teachers across the state and beyond.

Oxygen Not Behind Threat To Mayflies When Temps Rise

UpStream 2021, Issue #2

When stream temperatures rise, often as a result of climate change or thermal pollution or a lack of tree shade, mayflies display poorer growth.

Full STEAM Ahead: Delivering Education Programming to Girls’ Doorsteps

UpStream 2021, Issue #2

The freshwater-focused activities can be completed without professional instruction, advanced technologies, English language fluency, or access to high-quality green spaces.

Welcome, Seetha Coleman-Kammula, New Board Member

UpStream 2021, Issue #2

Coleman-Kammula is co-founder and president of the Science Technology and Research Institute of Delaware and president of PFAS Solutions.

A corn field interseeded with a crimson clover and ryegrass cover crop.

Cover Crop Coaching Webinar Recordings Available

UpStream 2021, Issue #2

Watch recordings of this unique webinar series about how to work with your farmers for cover crop success.

Spring growth of a ryegrass cover crop in a field, farmhouse and farm in the distance.

Expanding Watershed Restoration Beyond the Stream Corridor

UpStream 2021, Issue #1

Healthy streams need healthy watersheds. Improving soil health in farm fields can be a very cost-effective way to reach water-quality goals.

Diana Oviedo-Vargas downloading data from a sensor located in White Clay Creek to a field laptop.

Oviedo Vargas Shares Her STEM Career Journey

UpStream 2021, Issue #1

The Stroud Center biogeochemist was featured in a women-in-STEM webinar series hosted by EarthEcho International.

David Wise standing in front of a shrub border.

David Wise Recognized as a Good Natured Pennsylvanian

UpStream 2021, Issue #1

Growing up in Lancaster County and playing in its creeks, Wise had an up-close view of some of the water-quality issues he is now working to correct.

David Bressler providing C-SAW technical assistance to volunteers of the Silver Lake Nature Center.

Helping Watershed Groups Through Education and Mentorship

UpStream 2021, Issue #1

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds has helped over 42,000 Pennsylvanians pursue watershed monitoring, protection, and restoration.

A modeling scenario forecasting Delaware River Basin stream health at the end of the 21st century.

Peering at the Future of Stream Water Quality Through a (Very Hazy) Crystal Ball

UpStream 2020, Issue #11

The crystal ball we're using is a web app that models how water, sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus move across and underneath the earth’s surface.

Bud Miller with his young riparian buffer, showing abundant growth of trees and wildflowers.

A Family’s Restoration Adventure, Four Years In

UpStream 2020, Issue #11

In 2017, Bud and Marilyn Miller were the proud overseers of a new riparian buffer. Since then, a beautiful transformation has unfolded on their property.