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Using Herbicide: An Important Tool in Establishing Streamside Forests
UpStream 2024, Issue #10
To ensure our buffers are set up for success, we strategically use herbicides to control invasive plants for the first three years.
How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?
UpStream 2024, Issue #10
Here's a hint: wider buffers are better. Narrower buffers help but don't function as well as pollutant barriers and enhancers of in-stream function.
Stroud Center Honors Bestselling Author of Four Fish, Paul Greenberg
UpStream 2024, Issue #10
The award-winning food and environmental writer calls for sustainable fishing at the award ceremony for his impact on aquatic ecosystems.
Too Hot to Handle: How Rising Temperature Impacts Streams
UpStream 2024, Issue #9
Human activities are increasing stream temperatures and harming habitat quality for freshwater fish and species like mayflies.
Cooperation for a Water-Secure Future: World Water Week 2024
UpStream 2024, Issue #9
Exploring global water solutions and the power of cooperation in Stockholm, Sweden, with Stroud Water Research Center and Model My Watershed.
Teachers Dive into Conestoga River Ecology and History
UpStream 2024, Issue #9
From macroinvertebrates to chemistry to habitat studies, teachers learned how to study stream health and lead outdoor stream studies.
Transforming Local Parks to Enhance Fresh Water
UpStream 2024, Issue #9
A streamside forest project in Lancaster, Pa., inspires sustainable initiatives for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.
Small Actions at Home Can Make a Big Difference in Watershed Health
UpStream 2024, Issue #8
Simple steps can reduce pollution, improve water quality, slow stormwater flow, and support wildlife and pollinators.
Summer Interns Spend a Day on the Water
UpStream 2024, Issue #8
The trip was designed to get interns out of the office and onto the water, to teach them about freshwater systems, and to have fun together.
Remembering One of Our Own
UpStream 2024, Issue #8
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our friend and former colleague, Katherine “Kay” Dalton Dixon.
Heat Waves in the Water
UpStream 2024, Issue #7
Have you ever wondered about extreme weather's immediate and long-term effects on our streams and rivers and its impacts on aquatic life?
Unseen Intruders: Microplastics in Our Rivers
UpStream 2024, Issue #7
If you are curious about plastics pollution, especially microplastics, this webinar provides a helpful overview.
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