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What Do Hemp Fiber, Soil Health, and Water Quality Have in Common?
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
Stroud Water Research Center has launched a collaborative project to study the cultivation, soil health and environmental impact, and manufacturing of industrial hemp fiber.
Meaningful Watershed Education: A Lasting and Expanding Partnership With a Local School District
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
The partnership has become a model for building formal and non-formal education partnerships in systemic watershed education.
Patience is the Mother of Science: Long-Term Responses of a Stream to Reforestation
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
We're studying how White Clay Creek can recover from deforestation and agricultural expansion and to what extent restoration practices can acclerate that recovery.
Highlights From the Clean Water Paddle Push
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
From families enjoying their backyard ponds to research scientists relaxing with some paddling time after spending a day taking samples, a collective 225 hours were logged on the water.
Meet Lauren Ryley, Administrative Assistant
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
When Stroud Water Research Center’s doors reopen to the public, Lauren Ryley's will be the first face you see when entering the Moorhead Environmental Complex, so we want to take
Why I Give to the Future of Fresh Water Initiative: William LaFond
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
With the world’s need for clean fresh water more pressing than ever, we must increase our capacity to pursue our mission.
The 2020 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
Co-founded in 2005 by Robert Redford and his son, James Redford, the Redford Center uses the power of film and media to engage people through inspiring stories to environmental action.
To Fish or Not to Fish: Using Real-Time Data to Protect Trout Populations
UpStream 2020, Issue #9
Fishing guides in Michigan are using real-time data from an EnviroDIY monitoring station to remotely make appropriate decisions on where and when to fish.
The Hidden World of Stream Insects
UpStream 2020, Issue #8
Entomologist David Funk presents an hour-long dive into the natural histories of some of the most fascinating stream insects he has photographed.
Spotlight on Stephanie Bernasconi
UpStream 2020, Issue #7
Bernasconi originally wanted to be a marine biologist but a semester on a sailing ship convinced her to stick to studying fresh water.
Bridging Barriers in Environmental STEM
UpStream 2020, Issue #7
New grants support education programs for underserved youth and prioritize minority and economically disadvantaged populations and local environmental justice communities.
Stream Reach: Building Communities from White Clay Creek to the Yangtze Basin
UpStream 2020, Issue #7
To truly make a difference requires, not only understanding freshwater systems, but working with all kinds of communities to protect them.
