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Recognizing the value of clean water resources, the Freshwater Institute works with government, industry, nonprofits and individuals to shape sustainable, environmentally responsible solutions to water resource management.

 

Utilitizing a variety of approaches, our work can be categorized into three broad areas:

 

    • Applied Science: finding answers through the spirit of research, experimentation, and discovery.
    • Conservation Engineering: applying engineering and conservation principles to implement practical solutions.
    • Training and Education: sharing knowledge with present generations so that they may leave a positive legacy for those in the future.
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Rockymarsh Run Watershed Restoration

 

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The Freshwater Institute is initiating restoration and protection efforts in Rockymarsh Run with the goal of restoring a native brook trout fishery in the stream and generating other local benefits for the area, while also contributing to regional Chesapeake Bay water quality restoration goals.

Click here to go to the Rockymarsh Run website and learn more about the watershed, why it is important to protect, and who we're working with to restore it.

 

 

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Upcoming Events
group of people posing for pictureThe Freshwater Institute recently taught its annual Water Reuse for Intensive Fish Culture Short Course in Bar Harbor, Maine. Students from across the United States, Canada and Chile attended lectures on such topics as recirculation system design, water quality, biofiltration, gas conditioning, and biosecurity. They toured local facilities including the USDA’s new Northeast Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center in Franklin, Maine.
Pictured: Freshwater Institute instructors Drs. Steven Summerfelt, Brian Vinci, and Chris Good with students during the final evening’s banquet.

 

 

Click here for more details on the next short course to be held in 2010.

 

Latest News
Freshwater Institute featured in the Christian Science Monitor.

Andrew Jenner writes about our research and facilities in the article, "Recirculating aquaculture systems: The future of fish farming?" featured in the Christian Science Monitor on February 24, 2010.  Click here to read >>

AES Superior Paper Award
The Aquaculture Engineering Society has awarded John Davidson, Neil Helwig and Steven Summerfelt the 2010 Superior Paper Award for their paper “Fluidized sand biofilters used to remove ammonia, biochemical oxygen demand, total coliform bacteria, and suspended solids from an intensive aquaculture effluent.” Aquacultural Engineering, Volume 39, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 6-15. This is the second year in a row that authors from the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute have been awarded the AES Superior Paper Award.
Aquaculture 2010 Conference
Dr. Steven Summerfelt, Dr. Christopher Good, John Davidson and Mark Sharrer will be presenting research findings at the Aquaculture 2010 Conference in San Diego, CA, March 1 to 5, 2010. Learn more>>
Freshwater Institute wins award in the Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest 2009

The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute has been awarded Runner-Up in the Adobe-TechSoup Show Your Impact Contest 2009 in the Environmental Impact Print/Photo category.    Learn More >>