We won an ERCA award!
The Healthy Headwaters Lab won an ERCA 2022 Conservation Education Award for their multi-disciplinary students who, under the leadership of Dr. Catherine Febria, work closely with decision makers to restore freshwater ecosystems to full health and vitality. They focus on a variety of headwater ecosystems such as drains, wetlands, streams and interfaces between surface and groundwater, and align the values of science, society and holistic restoration through partnerships, research, Indigenous collaborations and role in the local community.
Meet ERCA 2020 Youth Conservation Award recipient Emily Browne!
HHL undergraduate thesis student Emily Browne is the recipient of the ERCA 2020 Youth Conservation Award! Emily is a kind, passionate, and dedicated individual that we are lucky to have on our team.
Why are EPT taxa so important?
When it comes to biomonitoring, there are three orders of insects that are especially useful – Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera, or EPT.
ICYMI: Our FAB night out!
Listen to recordings of fascinating lightning talks about ongoing work both by the Healthy Headwaters team members and our partners. Topics ranged from carbon complexity in farm fields to COVID masks, from algal blooms in the Thames River to plant-microbe relationships in root systems.