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Abigail Thayer with mountains in the background.
2014 REU Participant to Research Climate Change Using Ice Cores
UpStream 2015, Issue #5
Abigail Thayer, a Research Experience for Undergraduates participant at the Stroud Center, learned about researching Earth’s Critical Zone.
Group photo of 2015 research experience for undergraduates and teachers program.
Summer Research Program Boosts Confidence, Shapes Careers
UpStream 2015, Issue #5
“Hydrosphere! Lithosphere! Atmosphere! Biosphere!” students and teachers shouted during orientation for this summer’s Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (REU/RET). As a means to understand each
Measuring flow rate on White Clay Creek during a storm event.
Studying How Massive Storms Impact Water Quality
UpStream 2015, Issue #5
Big storm events deliver huge amounts of particulate materials, which contributes significantly to the total amount of nutrients in freshwater streams and rivers.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
The Hottest Ticket in Town
UpStream 2015, Issue #4
Guests who were lucky enough to get tickets enjoyed an evening of abundance from the moment they walked into the beautifully restored stables at The Farm at Doe Run.
Jess Provinski with her horse.
Spotlight on Jessica Provinski
UpStream 2015, Issue #4
“Who doesn’t love to throw a good party?” Jessica Provinski asks with such delight you can almost see a twinkle in her eye. The associate director of special events and
White Clay Creek behind the Stroud Center in 2013, showing the progress of restoration.
Mapping a Stream’s Recovery
UpStream 2015, Issue #4
Jennifer Matkov (foreground) and Laura Borecki survey the stream morphology of White Clay Creek. Photo: Kay Dixon On a clear, bright day, Jennifer Matkov wades calf-deep in cool stream water.
Aerial view of Chesapeake Bay by Stuart Rankin.
Court Ruling a Victory for Chesapeake Bay
UpStream 2015, Issue #4
Cleaning up the bay and its tributaries will improve the lives of 17 million people who live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Alexandra Cousteau holding a camera and standing in water next to a kayak.
Alexandra Cousteau to Receive Stroud Award For Freshwater Excellence
UpStream 2015, Issue #4
Stroud Water Research Center will confer the 2015 Freshwater Excellence Award to Cousteau on November 19 during its annual Water's Edge Gala at Longwood Gardens.
2015 Society for Freshwater Science conference logo.
Sharing Our Science: Summer 2015
UpStream 2015, Issue #3
In May, Stroud Water Research Center scientists attended the weeklong annual meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Spotlight on Stephanie Eisenbise
UpStream 2015, Issue #3
With interests ranging from agriculture to white water kayaking to planting trees along streams, Stephanie Eisenbise, Stroud Center’s new watershed restoration coordinator, is passionate about freshwater ecosystems and finding ways
Tree planting volunteers.
Volunteers Protect White Clay Creek Headwaters By Planting 500 Trees
UpStream 2015, Issue #3
Volunteers planted, staked and installed tree shelters on 500 trees. The work was completed within two hours — a new record for the Stroud Center.
Teens walking barefoot in a stream.
Headwaters, Small Streams Now Better Protected Under Clean Water Act
UpStream 2015, Issue #3
The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule that clarifies what “waters of the United States” are covered under the Clean Water Act.