Stroud Water Research Center Summer 2008 Upstream Newsletter
“In a very real sense, biotic monitoring will move from the canaries that probed air quality in 19th century mines to barcode surveys that will register planetary health in the 21st” (iBOL Research Overview).

Stroud Scientists at WorkiBOL: A Revolutionary Step Forward in Assessing and Addressing the Health of the PlanetImagine cheaply, rapidly and accurately cataloguing all the species of the world by genetic barcode. This immense undertaking, being driven now by the International Bar Code of Life (iBOL) project, has the potential to not only revolutionize research — but to affect public policy for pest and disease control, food safety, resource management and conservation, education and even recreation. More
   
  Stroud Research Sheds New Light on the Impact of Temperature Change in Large RiversPPL Corporation, an energy company that operates power plants in the Northeast and Northwest, recently funded a first-of-its-kind, site-specific research study to simulate the effects — and understand the impact — of rapid daily changes of temperature in the Susquehanna River on its fish and macroinvertebrate populations. The study, which was conducted by the Stroud™ Water Research Center, fills a void of empirical data on the impact of rapid changes of temperature on river ecosystems. PPL Corporation hopes the research will also underscore its desire for science-based regulations that are protective of aquatic life. More
 
  Stroud Educators at WorkLeaf Pack: Linking Kids to their Environment and CommunityForest Grove Community School is a special place — a public charter school in Oregon where student projects are tied to community and place, and hands-on experience is considered the best way to learn. With this kind of environment, it’s not surprising that a group of fourth, fifth and sixth graders equipped with the Leaf Pack Experiment Kit could have an impact on a community — or that nine to twelve year old kids could be enthralled by nature and connected to their environment, at a time when “nature deficit disorder” is now a part of the daily lexicon. More
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  EventsThe Water’s Edge: Your Ticket to the Exotic Lord Howe Island
The Waters Edge featuring Flip Nicklin

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Living in Paradise
It’s a privileged few who can call Lord Howe Island home. A spit of land just 7 miles long and 1 mile wide and a UNESCO World Heritage Site off the coast of Australia, the island is a two-hour flight by prop plane from the mainland. Its isolation, the foresight of the Australian government, and active conservation management have ensured that “the island remains much the same as it was for thousands of years,” says Ian Hutton, one of only 300 people who live in this paradise, and the guest speaker for our annual fundraising gala, The Water’s Edge, on October 8th, 2009. Hutton, the authority on the flora and fauna of the island, will present The Pristine Lord Howe Island: Conservation Management at its Best. More
   
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In the News The Power of PhotographyIt was a special presentation that earned a standing ovation by attendees of National Geographic photographer Bob Caputo’s The Power of Photography at the Stroud™ Water Research Center on March 11th. More
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Stroud Scientists & Educators Present Disseminating Our Findings to our Peers & the Public at LargeOur ability to disseminate our findings to a broad audience allows us to increase awareness and create a public dialogue centered on the protection, preservation and restoration of watersheds everywhere. It’s for that reason that our scientists and educators engage in both scientific and public forums to share their findings. The following highlights recent presentations.

Watersheds & Foodsheds
The Freshwater Crisis
Stroud Scientists Play a Major Role at NABS
Trees for Our Cities, Parks, Streams and Planet
The Rain Barrel Project
Fish and Water Quality
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  2008 Annual Report Friends of the Stroud Water Research Center will receive a printed copy of our 2008 Annual Report.
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