As we transition from the end of the summer heat into cooler temps and some early season rain, Sierra Streams Institute has received repeated requests for an update on the E. coli levels at Pioneer Park. We don’t mean to keep anyone in the dark, so here’s a quick update […]
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Did you know that Sierra Streams Institute offers water quality tests and testing packages? Whether it’s straight from your well or that pond out back where your dogs (or kids, or you) love to muck around, SSI offers a number of water quality tests that can be helpful for understanding what’s in your water.
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Ren Stone has been working as Sierra Streams’ water quality lab manager since Fall 2022 as a part of the Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP). With their SNAP term coming to a close last month, we’d like to take the time to recognize them as a full-fledged staff member at […]
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As fall approaches, we’ll be saying goodbye to Tavi Maes, who has spent his summer away from UC Santa Cruz working as an intern in our benthic macroinvertabrate lab. Reflecting on his experiences at Sierra Streams, Tavi says he has enjoyed learning the basics of hydroecology and working with an […]
Read More >I was lucky enough to spend my youth exploring the Sierra Nevada along with all of the National Parks and natural areas of the West. Through these explorations, I learned, fairly early on, the unique and powerful beautify and ecological power of the Sierra Nevada. After years of hiking and […]
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