Sierra Andres and Tanner Harris, both of Oil City and junior environmental biology majors at Clarion University, won second place at the Keystone Coldwater Conference held Feb. 23-24 in State College.
Harris and Andres presented a poster showing research on “Predicting the Consequences of Removing Multiple Dams from a Small Watershed.”
The students were among four Clarion students who presented three posters outlining their research in stream ecology.
Sean Harlan of New Castle, a junior environmental biology major placed first for his poster showing research on “Development of a Fish IBI to Evaluate the Biological Integrity of the Shenango River.” Alicia Ramsey, of Brookville, a December 2017 graduate with a degree in biology, placed third for her poster showing research on “Temporal Attenuation of Abandoned Mine Drainage within the Mill Creek Watershed.”
The conference was hosted by the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and the sponsors were Shenango River Watchers, the Iron Furnace Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Mill Creek Coalition.
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