Study the diversity and functioning of headwater streams, their potential resilience, and the species in their watersheds that are vulnerable to human activities, including climate change. Project will provide data and approaches to partners that can be applied to maintain protection of important headwaters and to give an understanding of where climate change may pose a higher threat to certain areas within the watershed.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Delaware River Restoration Fund
Project Title: Evaluating Headwater Biodiversity and Resilience to Inform Conservation in the Delaware Basin (PA, NY)
Organization:
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Project ID:
0403.20.068902
Description:
Award Amount:
$327500.35
Location:
Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, and Pike County, Pennsylvania. Delaware, Orange, and Sullivan County, New York.