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Digging Into Soil Health
UpStream 2025, Issue #10
Healthy soil is the foundation of a thriving ecosystem and clean surface water; yet it’s often an overlooked element in restoration work.
Stroud Center’s David Wise Honored With Environmental Leadership Award
UpStream 2025, Issue #10
The Fran Flanigan Environmental Leadership Award recognizes exceptional dedication to restoring cleaner rivers and streams across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Wading Through Disciplines
UpStream 2025, Issue #9
From aquatic insects to microbial DNA, an intern explores how collaboration across disciplines advances stream and soil health research.
Love Your (Gardening) Soils
UpStream 2025, Issue #9
Skip the rototiller. Learn four soil-health principles, why worms matter, and steps to build water-wise, resilient home gardens.
Outdoor Learning Network Helps Teachers Grow and Students Thrive
UpStream 2025, Issue #9
OLNI empowers teachers to bring real-world watershed science into classrooms, inspiring curiosity and student engagement.
Love Trees? Set Them Free!
UpStream 2025, Issue #9
Community members clear invasives, replant trees, and celebrate with a rare Franklin tree to inspire youth-led forest stewardship.
Building Scientific Rigor Through Certified Taxonomic Expertise
UpStream 2025, Issue #8
Taxonomic certification administered by the Stroud Center is the gold standard, with certifications in aquatic invertebrates, diatoms, and soon, fish.
Six New Species of Mayfly Identified: A Video Interview with Dave Funk
UpStream 2025, Issue #8
Entomologist Dave Funk shares how his 2025 study named six new Ameletus mayflies — and what these parthenogenetic insects reveal about stream health.
USGS Cuts to Water Resources Threaten Health and Safety
UpStream 2025, Issue #8
River monitoring funding cuts are a problem not just for water scientists but for all Americans, because we all rely on and live near a river or stream.
The 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
UpStream 2025, Issue #8
The 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to Paul O’Callaghan, visionary leader in water innovation and sustainability.
Summer is for Libraries — And Stream Life!
UpStream 2025, Issue #8
Creek Critters, a popular children’s book about freshwater ecology, is inspiring a new wave of fun and educational programming at libraries near and far.
Online Course Boosts Environmental Literacy in Pennsylvania
UpStream 2025, Issue #8
Stroud Water Research Center launches Foundations of Environmental Literacy in Pennsylvania, a professional development course for educators.
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