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Sharing Our Science: Winter-Spring 2016
UpStream 2016, Issue #2
For the long-tailed dance fly, every night is ladies’ night, Dave Funk explained in a lecture a University of Delaware insect ecology class.
Sharing Our Science: Winter 2016
UpStream 2016, Issue #1
We share our science to increase awareness and create a public dialogue centered on the protection, preservation, and restoration of watersheds everywhere.
Intern Connects Culture and Environment
UpStream 2016, Issue #1
Emily Scott’s background is unique. Our interns are often students of environmental science, she majored in anthropology and religious studies.
Families Learn and Play During Trout Grow on Trees® Day
UpStream 2016, Issue #1
"The fish ... eat the insects ... on the leaves ... that come from trees!" shouted children and their parents through the forest along White Clay Creek.
Stroud Center in the News, December 2015
UpStream 2015, Issue #7
Our boots-in-the-water education programs were featured in the November issue of County Lines Magazine. Other mentions:
- Students use leaf packs to monitor Cedar Creek, Cedar Springs (Mi.) Post
- Alexandra
2015 Stroud Center Publications
UpStream 2015, Issue #7
Stroud Center scientists have authored or co-authored more than two dozen scientific papers this year, exhibiting the range of our science from Yellowstone Lake to Costa Rica and from earthworm
Ehrhart Re-Elected as Penn State Agricultural Council President
UpStream 2015, Issue #7
Matt Ehrhart took on a new and substantial responsibility last year when his peers elected him president of the Penn State Agricultural Council.
Education Department Highlights: Hello, Congratulations, and Goodbye
UpStream 2015, Issue #7
Stroud Center announces the retirement of Susan Gill, the appointment of new education director Steven Kerlin and the promotion of Tara Muenz to assistant director of education.
Alexandra Cousteau: Freshwater Issues the Greatest Crisis of Our Time
UpStream 2015, Issue #7
"When we ask, do we have enough water when we need it and where we need it, and is the water quality good enough for our children to swim in,
Stream-Monitoring Technology Saves Time and Keeps Scientists Safe
UpStream 2015, Issue #7
An acoustic Doppler current profiler lets our scientists stay safe and dry while taking crucial streamflow measurements during flood conditions.
Pouring Water Quality into Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index
UpStream 2015, Issue #6
“Holy cow, how do people get up to that place? I might need a helicopter to lower me down on a cable.” Bernard W. Sweeney, Ph.D., director of Stroud Water
Stroud Center in the News, October 2015
UpStream 2015, Issue #6
- Creating watershed ambassadors, The Exchange, Millersville University
- Nature Abounds working with Carnegie Mellon University on citizen science grant, Gant Daily, Clearfield County, Pa.
- A fundraising party for young adults