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An Introduction to Watershed Restoration
Why do we need healthy watersheds? Well, they’re crucial for clean water, flood control, and wildlife habitats. Sadly, pollution and development can damage them, but restoration can be successful at restoring balance.
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An Introduction to Water Quality
Everything you need to know about water quality – what is it, why it is important, how it is measured, and some recent real world examples.
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Spotlight: Air & Water Quality on the Hudson River
This month we’re taking a look at our air and water quality monitoring project with BioBus!
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Where Does New York City’s Water Come From?
New York City is known for its high quality tap water, but where exactly does it come from?
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Spotlight: Stormwater Capture in a Philadephila Wilderness
Take a look at some key insights and discoveries from a soil moisture monitoring project in Philadelphia!
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Spotlight: How do Greener Roofs make Cleaner Water?
Take a look at some key insights and discoveries from our soil moisture monitoring project with Newtown Creek Alliance!
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Rising Water in Rockland County
Hear what Rockland County Soil and Water Conservation District is doing to study flood behavior in Minisceongo Creek.
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Underwater at Van Cortlandt Park: Flow Sensing & Water Sampling
Watersheds are complicated and getting a complete picture of how they’re doing can be tough. However, Van Cortlandt Park Alliance was up for the challenge and are now collecting environmental data in real time, all thanks to a new tool in their toolkit…
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Stories of Community Engagement: James Leitner, Founder of MissionCleanWater
At just 24 years old, James Leitner founded MissionCleanWater, a nonprofit that takes a community-based approach to building sustainable clean water projects in rural Uganda. To raise awareness of the issue, he walked across the continental US carrying 10 gallons of water, ran a marathon a day for a month, and more. We spoke to…
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What Is A Watershed?
Where does your water come from? Where does water go when it rains? The answer in both cases lies in watersheds. Understanding watersheds is crucial in caring for our waterways and water quality.
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