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Deep purple fruit on an elderberry bush.
A Movement Grows to Help Farmers Reduce Pollution and Turn a Profit
UpStream 2020, Issue #3
An innovative program is showing farmers how to plant cash crops in buffer zones to help stabilize stream banks and clean up waterways.
Photo of the Leaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit
Good Things Come in Threes: Exciting News From the Leaf Pack Network
UpStream 2020, Issue #3
We are excited to announce major improvements to the Leaf Pack Network, an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors investigating their local stream ecosystems.
Meet Courtland Hess and Adam Gochnauer, Entomologists
Meet Courtland Hess and Adam Gochnauer, Entomologists
UpStream 2020, Issue #3
Hess and Gochnauer tell us what brought them to Stroud Water Research Center and what they hope to achieve here.
Stream Monitoring in the Delaware River Basin: More Than Just Numbers
Stream Monitoring in the Delaware River Basin: More Than Just Numbers
UpStream 2020, Issue #3
Master Watershed Stewards help develop science capacity to support stream and river protection and restoration by citizen science programs.
Salt in the Water: Action on the Ground
Salt in the Water: Action on the Ground
UpStream 2020, Issue #3
This webinar introduces viewers to how excessive salt affects life in freshwater streams and how a local group is raising awareness and changing behavior.
BB&T, Now Truist, Renews Its EITC Support
BB&T, Now Truist, Renews Its EITC Support
UpStream 2020, Issue #3
EITC funds enable us to offer field trips, school programs, and professional development at no or low cost to Pennsylvania public school districts.
Strengthening Our Capacity for Global Freshwater Conservation and Restoration
Strengthening Our Capacity for Global Freshwater Conservation and Restoration
UpStream 2020, Issue #2
Our remaining goal for the Future of Fresh Water Initiative is $11 million and an investment from you in our mission is deeply vital and appreciated!
Photo of the mayfly, Neocloeon triangulifer, by DH Funk
Modeling Mayflies to Understand the Challenges of a Warming Planet
UpStream 2020, Issue #2
There are some questions too complicated for lab experiments to answer.
Meet Ryan Gambacorta, Facilities Apprentice
Meet Ryan Gambacorta, Facilities Apprentice
UpStream 2020, Issue #2
"I believe time is our most valuable asset and experiences are better than things — do lots of stuff with awesome people."
Recapping the 13th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Recapping the 13th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
UpStream 2020, Issue #2
Tickets sold out earlier than ever this year — here is a recap for those who were not able to attend, so you know to buy your tickets as soon
Stroud Center Collaborates on New Children’s STEM Picturebook
Stroud Center Collaborates on New Children’s STEM Picturebook
UpStream 2020, Issue #2
Do you like scavenger hunts? How can you tell if creek water is clean and healthy? Explore these questions and more in the pages of Creek Critters!
Mimicking Mother Nature to Protect Clean Water
Mimicking Mother Nature to Protect Clean Water
UpStream 2020, Issue #1
Stroud Center scientists are pioneering a scientifically valid way to simulate rain to study the links between farming practices and healthy streams.