Welcome to the Leaf Pack Network, an international network of people investigating their local stream ecosystems. Leaf Pack Network is part of WikiWatershed, an initiative of Stroud Water Research Center to help people advance knowledge and stewardship of fresh water.
News
Introducing the Monitor My Watershed Data Portal
The Monitor My Watershed® data portal lets you share your Leaf Pack Network® data with the world and explore do-it-yourself environmental sensor datasets.
New Leaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit Featuring Sensitivity Groups
Announcing the release of the updated kit featuring a new dichotomous key, new sorting sheet, updated manual, and a simplified biotic index calculation.
What’s the Best Time to Do a Leaf Pack Experiment?
Fall is a great time to do a leaf pack experiment — but not the only time! If you can’t do an experiment in the fall you can still collect and dry your leaves and then assemble and deploy your leaf packs later. Macroinvertebrates are hungry year-round! You’ll need 30 grams of leaves for each leaf pack and we recommend making three leaf packs for each experiment. You may pick leaves off...[Read More]
Leaf Pack News from Washington County Watershed Alliance
The WCWA, which enhances and coordinates the activities of individual watershed associations, tweeted about their recent leaf pack experiment.
Ecosystem Benefits of Net-Spinning Caddisflies
Net-spinning caddisflies build nets to trap their food. But did you know that these nets also hold rocks together in streams?
Temporary Data System is Live
The old leaf pack database finally bit the dust, but a temporary system for entering and viewing new data has been put in place while we rebuild it.
