Stroud Water Research Center Summer 2008 Upstream Newsletter
 

Stroud Educators at Work AN INSIDE LOOK
For a more detailed view of what the week was like, check out these photos.

Participants review a topographical map to understand the connection between land use and the quality of water they are about to test, paying special attention to what is upstream from the stream area they will sample.

Participants review a topographical map to understand the connection between land use and the quality of water they are about to test, paying special attention to what is upstream from the stream area they will sample.

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Education programs manager, Kristen Travers, points to a map of the watershed and the different Macroinvertebrate Aggregated Index for Streams (MAIS) scores associated with respective stream reaches there. These MAIS scores represent the integration of multiple metrics to create a water quality index.

Education programs manager, Kristen Travers, points to a map of the White Clay Creek watershed and the Macroinvertebrate Aggregated Index for Streams (MAIS) scores associated with respective stream reaches there. These MAIS scores represent the integration of multiple metrics to create a water quality index.

     

Education programs manager, Christina Medved, shows off the onion bag, a critical component of the Leaf Pack Kit.

Education programs manager, Christina Medved, shows off the "onion bag", a critical component of the Leaf Pack Experiment.

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Having filled the Leaf Pack Kit with dry leaves, participants then note key identifiers on a card to enclose in the Leaf Pack. Among those items noted are: the date, the type of leaves, whether it is a control or experimental Leaf Pack, and the name of the stream.

Having filled the leaf packs with dry leaves, participants then note key identifiers on a card to enclose in them. Among those items noted are: the date, the type of leaves, whether it is a control or experimental leaf pack, and the name of the stream.

     

Securing the Leaf Pack in the stream.

Securing the leaf pack in the stream.

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Willy Eldridge, Stroud research scientist and fish molecular ecologist, prepares the group to begin a fish dissection.

Willy Eldridge, Stroud research scientist and fish molecular ecologist, prepares the group to begin a fish dissection.
     

Participants dissecting a fish see the freshwater food web at work; inside the stomach of the fish, students find a mayfly.

Participants dissecting a fish see the freshwater food web at work; inside the stomach of the fish, participants find a mayfly.

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Participants identify and count the insects present in the water sample to assess stream health.

Participants identify and count the insects present in the water sample to assess stream health.
     

Checking the turbidity of the water—just one of the water chemistry tests participants learned to conduct.

Checking the turbidity of the water—just one of the water chemistry tests participants learned to conduct.

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Participants evaluate every component of the localized version of the Leaf Pack Kit to provide feedback which will improve the product.

Participants perform water chemistry tests using The Watershed Tour™ product developed by the Stroud™ Water Research Center and marketed by LaMotte Company.
     

John Jackson, Stroud research scientist and entomologist, addresses the group.

Stroud scientists Anthony Aufdenkampe, John Jackson, Lou Kaplan and Bern Sweeney each addressed the group. Shown here, entomologist John Jackson answers questions from the participants.

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The group celebrates a successful week, taking a day off to tour Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The group celebrates a successful week, taking a day off to tour Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

     

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