Stroud Water Research Center UpStream News: Outdoor Learning; Intern’s Journey; Rescuing Trees; Sept. 25 Water’s Edge Gala Stroud Award Celebration

The latest UpStream News from the Stroud Water Research Center features articles on the outdoor learning network, an intern’s journey to freshwater science, rescuing trees and much more--

-- Follow Intern Abigail Duimering’s Journey Into Freshwater Science

-- Outdoor Learning Network Helps Teachers Grow And Students Thrive

-- Lancaster Congregations ‘Rescue’ Vine-Covered Trees And Create ‘Kids’ Forest’ Along Stream

-- September 25 Water’s Edge Gala and Stroud Award Celebration

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Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Awards $5.2 Million To Support Local Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Projects; Deadline To Apply For Next Round Of Grants Oct. 24  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Susquehanna River Water Quality Monitoring Results 'Bright Spot' In Lackluster Progress In Reducing Chesapeake Bay Pollution  [PaEN ]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Advocates Steadfast In Trying To Heal Scarred Quittapahilla Creek In Lebanon County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP, Nonprofits File Consent Decree In Federal Court Requiring Beaver County Plastic Pellet Maker To Pay $2.6 Million In Penalties, Restoration Funds For Repeated Water Pollution Violations  [PaEN] 

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Sept. 16 Webinar On Understanding Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation In Your Municipality  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Water Quality Insights Series Webinar: Oct. 10 Best Management Practices 101; Other Educational Opportunities  [PaEN]  

-- Delaware County Conservation District, Partners Seeking Volunteers For Fall Tree Plantings  [PaEN] 

-- Water At Risk: What Is Your Township's Plan For A.I. Data Centers?  Sept. 15 Hearing In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association   [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservation District Marks 70 Years

-- Western PA Conservancy: Restoring Little Arnot Run From Severe Impacts Of Oil, Timber Industries In Warren County 

-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Shows Mixed Results; Susquehanna River Shows Improvement Across The Board  

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup A Worthy Goal, But Will It Help The Chesapeake Bay?  [Spoiler - Yes, But Phosphorus May Increase]

-- The Center Square: A Year Later, Residents In Potter, Tioga County Are Still Recovering From Tropical Storm Debby Damage

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State Announces $2.6 Million Proposed Consent Agreement Over Plastic Pollution At Closed Plant  [PDF of Article] 

-- PennEnvironment, Three Rivers WaterKeeper Settle Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against Styropek USA In Beaver County

-- TribLive: $2.6 Million Settlement Reached With Beaver County Plastics Maker Over Release Of Plastic Nurdles Into Allegheny River

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Townships Under DEP Sewage Consent Order Request Extension

-- Pike/Wayne Conservation Districts Host Oct. 25 Student Stream Keepers Programs In Carlton Drake Memorial Park, Wayne County 

-- Pike Conservation District: Sediment - A Closer Look At PA’s #1 Water Pollutant

[Posted: September 5, 2025]  PA Environment Digest