Posts for tag "Rivers & Streams"
How the Ohio EPA Uses Water Quality Data to Monitor Change in State Waterways
Millions of Ohioans are reliant on freshwater resources for drinking water and recreation. Therefore, protecting the health of these water bodies is a leading concern for regulatory groups like the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A key...
- Posted December 29, 2025
Monitoring Nutrients and Water Quality in Ohio Wetlands
The ecological importance of wetlands cannot be overstated, serving as unique habitats for a variety of species and playing a critical role in nutrient cycling. Yet, many of these environments have deteriorated over the years due to...
- Posted October 27, 2025
Thirty Years of Data: Monitoring Water Quality in the Meduxnekeag River Watershed
The Meduxnekeag River flows right through the heart of Houlton, Maine and serves as a lifeline for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, who have lived off the river for centuries. However, runoff from urban development and...
- Posted September 24, 2025
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust: Community Focused Watershed Monitoring and Management in Maine
The Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is one of many land trusts across the US dedicated to monitoring and maintaining natural resources for future generations by expanding and improving current protections based on data and community needs. Such...
- Posted September 10, 2025
30 Minutes to Act: University City’s Award-Winning Flash Flood Prediction System
Flooding is already the deadliest severe weather hazard in Missouri, and under high-emissions scenarios, the central US is predicted to emerge as a flash flooding hotspot. University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, is “violently” and...
- Posted August 11, 2025
Partners for Clean Streams: Monitoring Water Quality in Northwest Ohio and Fostering Community Engagement
Growing up around a highly frequented yet often-polluted state lake in his hometown, Jesse Stock learned early on that the protection of freshwater resources and stewardship of the natural world build stronger, more connected communities united by...
- Posted July 16, 2025
Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems: How Science Drives Waterway Management in Northwest Georgia
The University of Georgia is home to multiple labs that focus on monitoring aquatic ecosystems and organisms across the state. The River Basin Center connects these monitoring efforts with external partners, including government agencies and NGOs, to...
- Posted July 9, 2025
Monitoring Habitat Suitability and Water Quality in Northwest Arkansas Springs
Northwest Arkansas has seen an economic, industrial, and population boom in recent years as a result of expanding businesses, which have created thousands of jobs in the region and the mass migration of employees and construction companies....
- Posted May 26, 2025
Source Water Monitoring in Albany, New York: Tracing Water Quality throughout Tributaries
Thousands of US cities pull their drinking water from natural source waters like reservoirs, rivers, and streams, making overall watershed health a key consideration for water providers. In Albany, New York, the Albany Department of Water and...
- Posted May 19, 2025
Wave Sensors Integration with NexSens Buoys: A Cutting-Edge Solution for Wave Measurement
Real-time wave data supports accurate weather prediction, safe and efficient maritime operations, and provides valuable safety and operating condition information for recreation and commercial fishing. Understanding wave dynamics also helps with the design of protective coastal structures...
- Posted May 12, 2025
Sargassum Surge: How Seaweed is Transforming our Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems
Until recently, Sargassum–a free-floating seaweed–was distributed throughout the Sargasso Sea, the north Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. But in the space of a decade, this seaweed has, as one scientist remarks, “Gone from a nonfactor...
- Posted March 24, 2025
Watershed Stewardship in Minnesota: Protecting Valley Creek in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Saint Croix Watershed is home to dozens of lakes, rivers, and streams that host an abundance of aquatic life from its tributaries. Valley Creek, a tributary of the St. Croix River, is a designated trout stream...
- Posted February 24, 2025
Sediment and Tree Rings Reveal Details of 500 Years of Floods—and Human Interference
Researchers have used sediment and tree ring analysis to connect human interference and flood risk in the Mississippi River Delta.
- Posted May 25, 2018
Deltas in Decline: Mapping the Retreating Seafloor of the Mississippi River Delta
Culling hundreds of years of data, researchers have confirmed that coastal land loss in the Mississippi River Delta is also happening underwater.
- Posted May 23, 2018
Root River Field to Stream Partnership Wields Technology and Respect
A Minnesota Department of Agriculture partnership is bringing advanced water quality monitoring technologies and sustainable practices to farmers.
- Posted May 8, 2018
Iowa Watershed Approach “Flood First” Strategy Guards Water Quality
A flood prevention program in Iowa is also helping landowners and officials work together to protect water quality and reduce nutrients in runoff.
- Posted May 7, 2018
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Aided By Environmental Monitoring
Michigan’s Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi uses advanced environmental monitoring and data distribution techniques to engage tribal members and visitors.
- Posted May 4, 2018
Mitigating Nutrient Loading on the Choptank
In Maryland, ShoreRivers is monitoring the water quality of the Choptank River while working with local farmers to support sustainable agricultural methods.
- Posted May 1, 2018
A Mighty Confluence of Events Creates a Model Stream
Years after a legal decision to restore a stream, researchers reveal that the efforts have succeeded, and species have returned to the now model stream.
- Posted April 6, 2018
Monitoring the Northern Stretch of the Mississippi River
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization works to gather water quality data on a 14-mile stretch of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
- Posted April 2, 2018
