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Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #8, Fall 2006

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #8, Fall 2006

In this issue: Leaf Pack Across the Americas; NOAA Chesapeake Bay Leaf Pack Grant; Teachers Within the New York City Drinking Water Watershed: Meet Your Local Leaf Pack Coordinators.
Photo of Mahopac High School student and teacher conducting a Leaf Pack Experiment

Expanding the New York City Watershed Leaf Pack Network

Riverkeeper, Stroud Water Research Center, and Hudson Basin River Watch partnered to implement a program to harness kids’ fascination with bugs in order to measure water quality in the New York City Drinking Water Supply Watershed.
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #7, Fall 2005

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #7, Fall 2005

In this issue: How Do Scientists Tie A Leaf Pack?; Idaho State University Brings Leaf Pack Experiments To High School Students; Leaf Pack Goes International Again!
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #6, Spring 2005

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #6, Spring 2005

In this issue: Science Fair Winner; First Oregon Leaf Packers Study Threatened Stream; First Maryland Leaf Packers: Community Collaborative Comparing Urban and Rural Streams.
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #5, Winter 2004-2005

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #5, Winter 2004-2005

In this issue: Kenya Update: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Stroud Center Partner; Penn State Leaf Pack Project.
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #4, Fall 2004

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #4, Fall 2004

In this issue: Into the Classroom: Clearpool Education Center; Students in Kenya Do the Leaf Pack Experiment; Interview with a Scientist; Funny Leaf Pack Stories.
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #3, Fall 2003

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #3, Fall 2003

In this issue: Our Leaf Pack Experiment is Done … Now What?; How Students in Kenya Are Using the Leaf Pack Experiment; New Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Life Cycle & Habitat Flashcards.
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #2, Winter 2003

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #2, Winter 2003

In this issue: Pennsylvania High School’s Leaf Pack Experiment; How Not to Lose a Leaf Pack.
Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #1, Fall 2002

Leaf Pack Network Newsletter #1, Fall 2002

In this issue: Fall is the Best Time For Leaf Pack Experiments; Summer 2002 Update.
Students in Kenya Do the Leaf Pack Experiment

Students in Kenya Do the Leaf Pack Experiment

At the end of her visit to Stroud Water Research Center, Nobel Prize nominee Wangari Maathai, was given a Leaf Pack Kit with the hope that she could engage students in Kenyan schools in a new and exciting approach to conservation.