Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Our March Monthly Minute Update features more cool drone video from our Compliance Specialist Andrew Schott and a fun song about the hellbender by Bill Dann/Jack Servello! Take 60 seconds and check it out ?? https://lnkd.in/eAk4ie9E

We're proud of our women Commissioners and their accomplishments in the many roles they hold! Jill Whitcomb Suzanne Dorsey Amy Guise And in case you missed it, here's more information on our quarterly business meeting held on March 13th: https://lnkd.in/e-RNUb4A

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This week SRBC's Aquatic Ecologist Luanne Steffy and Environmental Scientist/Database Analyst Dawn Hintz showed off their important water quality work at the National Monitoring Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin! Luanne presented on biological assemblages and increasing stream temperature trends, while Dawn displayed a posted on water quality monitoring data from a small agricultural watershed. Both presented data from our Continuous Instream Monitoring system - one of the largest basin-specific, real-time water quality monitoring programs in the nation! More on CIM: https://lnkd.in/eQJqWT2Q

SRBC staff taught two lab "field trips" for Harrisburg University of Science and Technology's Principles of Hydrogeology course recently. One field trip was to the Billmeyer Quarry near Bainbridge, PA where the students learned how we use the quarry's water storage to mitigate the consumptive use of water during times of drought! They also learned about the local geology, took depth to water well measurements, and collected water quality samples. Very cool to work with future environmental scientists! More on the Billmeyer project: https://lnkd.in/eWq47keY

Our own Aaron Henning (Fisheries Biologist) is the American Fisheries Society PA Chapter President this year! He's attending (and helped to plan) the joint meeting of PA, OH and WV chapters at Oglebay Resort this week. Graham Zechman, a grad student at Commonwealth University-Mansfield, who is working on a Tioga Reservoir nutrient monitoring project with co-author Luanne Steffy (SRBC Aquatic Ecologist hiding behind the camera) presented their work! Thanks for representing guys!

Leading the Way with eDNA! In the same way police use DNA to identify individuals in a crime, Susquehanna River Basin Commission scientists are using eDNA (environmental DNA) to track our own “bad guys” – invasive fish species that may be harmful to native wildlife. SRBC Aquatic Biologist Luanne Steffy will explain the methods, gear and best practices that her team is using as they lead the way with this valuable monitoring technique. Registration is required to attend the free, virtual program. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/dS89UVhT

This month the MMU is a special Black History Month edition that highlights the incredible connections between African American history and the Susquehanna River Basin. Please watch, share, and explore the articles in the video’s description that provide much more detail!

Fish tank party! Music on! Watching a fish tank in real-time can make the critters look slow and laid-back... but put out an overnight camera and these busy aquatic friends put on quite the show! Even our American Eel "Sh-EEL-la" popped her head out of the rocks to say hi :) Great footage/editing from our Monitoring & Protection Manager Jamie Shallenberger

We love supporting Future City - The Ultimate STEM Competition and the local schools that participate! This week our Water Resources Engineer, Ben Pratt, helped Warwick Middle School with a mock judging session for their Floating City of the Future... they're headed to Washington D.C. this weekend for nationals! GOOD LUCK GUYS! WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU!