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Resources
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Newsletters
(in PDF format)
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Fall 2010
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Leaf Pack Experiments in Yosemite National Park,
Forester Creek Recovery, Leaf Pack Experiment Continues to Spread
Throughout Peru, Macroinvertebrate Identification Resource, Updated Leaf Pack Network® Manual
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Winter 2010
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Leaf Pack in Peru, Identification tips to distinguish between scuds and sowbugs, Using Leaf Pack in Costa Rica to develop water quality monitoring programs
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Summer 2009
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Leaf Pack workshops in Costa Rica and Guatemala, Identification tips to distinguish blackflies
from midges
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Fall 2008
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Leaf Pack manual is translated into Spanish, Leaf Pack Ambassador
Program Online, Macroinvertebrate key
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Spring 2007
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12 High Schoolers Walk Entire Length of NYC Water Supply, LP in
Guatemala, LP Goes to Summer Camp, High Schoolers use LP to Teach
1st Graders, A website with great macro photos
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Fall 2006
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Leaf Pack across the Americas, NOAA LP Grant, Meet the New York LP
Coordinators
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Fall 2005
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Scientists' advice on securing Leaf Packs, UN Decade of Water for
Life, First LP School in Idaho showcased, LP in France
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Spring 2005
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First LP middle schools in Oregon and Maryland are showcased, Macro
assistance available, Student wins 1st place with LP
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Fall 2004
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Updates to LPN, LP in Kenya update, Penn State students' LP project
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Winter 2004
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LP in a Brooklyn Academy, Funny LP stories
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Fall 2003
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Post LP activities, New Macro Flashcards, 1st World Water Monitoring
Day
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Winter 2003
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PA High School's LP experiment, International Year of Freshwater
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Fall 2002
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LPN E-Newsletter Introduction
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Additional readings
McCafferty, W. 1981. Aquatic Entomology: The Fisherman's
and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives. Jones
& Bartlett Publishers.
McGonigle, J. 2000.
Education: Leaf Packs and Beyond. Upstream, Spring 2000. Stroud
Water Research Center.
Merritt, R. and Cummins, K. 1984. An Introduction of the
Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Merritt, R.W., K.W. Cummins, and T.M. Burton. 1984. The
role of aquatic insects in the processing and cycling of nutrients. The
Ecology of Aquatic Insects (V.H. Resh and D.M. Rosenberg, eds.), Praeger
Press, New York 027592727X
Pennak, R. 1978 & 1989. Freshwater Invertebrates of the
United States. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
The Collection of Aquatic Organisms: License and Permit Information for
Educators and Scientists. [59kb PDF]
Thorp, J.H. and A.P.Covich. 1991. Ecology and
Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Academic
Press.
Voshell, Jr. J.R. 2002. A Guide to Common Freshwater
Invertebrates of North America. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co.
Blacksburg, Virginia.
Ward, J. 1992. Aquatic Insect Ecology: Biology and
Habitat. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Welsh, D.J. 1991. Riparian Forest Buffers. USDA, Forest
Service, NA-PR-07-91.
Equipment
LaMotte
Company
- Leaf Pack Experiments Stream Ecology Kit
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Bug Cards
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Bugkit
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Watershed Tour
Groups and Agencies
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Online Education Resources Catalog
Delaware River
Basin Commission Education Page
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection
Surf Your
Watershed - United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Riverkeeper (Hudson River)
United States Geological Survey
State and National Standards
Goals and Objectives of the Leaf Pack Network®
State Standards
National Standards
