Bucknell WSE Program

Studying fluvial hydraulics and channel adjustments

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

Dr. Benjamin Hayes, Watershed Sciences and Engineering Program Director spent a beautiful afternnon with a group of geology students White Deer Creek, led by geology professor R. Craig Kochel's Geomorphology class (GEOL 320). The afternoon was spent learning about tools and techniques used to measure flow hydraulics in streams, channel bedforms, and how alluvial rivers adjust to changes in discharge of water and sediment.

Students used Sontek River Surveyor ADCP and Marsh-McBirney flow meter to measure velocity distributions.

PA Master Naturalist annual meeting

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Master Naturalist was held at the University of Pittsburgh on Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9. The theme of this year's conference was "Navigating Pennsylvania's Changing Waterways." Dr. Benjamin R. Hayes, Director of the Watershed Sciences and Engineering Program at Bucknell University, delivered the keynote address on Saturday afternoon, entitled "Landscape Memory: A Brief History of Pennsylvania Watersheds."

The conference included a tour of the Phipps Conservatory.

Freshwater mussel (Elliptio Campanata) feeding on the bottom of the Susquehanna River

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

Freshwater mussel (Elliptio Campanata) feeding on bed of the Susquehanna River

Serenity along a snowy mountain stream

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

A short video of the beautiful of central Pennsylvania forest in the middle of winter. Laurel Run a small stream in Bald Eagle State Forest, Union County, Pennsylvania. Taken on February 13, 2019.

Lunar Eclipse over Susquehanna River

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

Composite image of stages in lunar eclipse visible in central Pennsylvania between 10 pm and 1 am. Canon D50 with Nikon 300mm ED telephone lense on tripod. Temperatures were 14°F.

A new partnership with the U.S. Forest Service

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

A group of students, staff, and faculty met with U.S. Forest Service scientists for a site reconnaissance of the Little Arnot Creek watershed in the Allegheny National Forest. The goal of this effort was to assess the stream and floodplain condition in this watershed that has been heavily impacted by historic logging and oil and natural gas extraction over the past century. The stream remains in a degraded condition, with biomass of less then 1 kg per square kilometer.

Civil engineering students explore reservoir hydrology

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

Enjoyed spending the afternoon with a group of civil and environmental engineering students in Professor Richard Crago's Watershed Hydrology course (CENG 420). The students enjoy getting off campus and spending an afternoon in the sunny shores of Lake Chillisquaque, a man-made water supply reservoir in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It was constructed by Pennsylvania Power and Light (PP&L) to provide cooling water for their coal-powered electrical plant.

The students got to paddle the reservoir and explore up close the water control structure, earthen dam structure, and discuss reservoir management alternatives to ensure the health of Chillasquaque Lake.

Historic Water-Powered Mills along Buffalo Creek, Union County, PA

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

Spent the day with Professor Claire Campbell's History 100 class exploring historic water-powered mills on Buffalo Creek in Union County, Pennsylvania.

Biology class goes snorkeling in the Susquehanna River

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:30:08

Watershed Sciences and Engineering scientists Sean Reese and Ben Hayes led a class of students in professor Mizuki Takahashi.