These events highlight current research and allow attendees to learn more about the work and conservation efforts around the watershed. October 1, 2025 Building Wetlands for Habitat and Water Quality Presented...
DRA: 2024 Year In Review
The Defiance Research Alliance (DRA) 2024 Year-In-Review was published as an insert in the Spring 2025 issue of Land to Lake magazine. Read the review below, or view the entire magazine...
Partnerships for Practical Solutions
Defiance, OH—April 3, 2025— The Defiance Research Alliance and the Maumee Watershed Alliance proudly hosted the Land to Lake Conference: Partnerships for Practical Solutions, a full-day event focused on innovative conservation...
Defiance Research Alliance: Looking Back at the First Year
2023 was Defiance Research Alliance’s first year. DRA has worked on developing four main parts of its program: research development, education & outreach, council development, and funding development. Over the last year,...
Maumee Watershed Research Center Open House
Defiance Research Alliance efforts were celebrated during an open house on Friday, October 6th. The event was attended by various college and public officials and commemorated the establishment of the new...
DRA News—Winter 2023
Collaborative Research for Water Quality FUNDING AWARDDefiance College, in partnership with the City of Defiance, received $500,000 from the federal Department of Education due to Senator Sherrod Brown’s Congressionally Directed Spending...
DRA Informational Webinar
The DRA held a webinar in 2022 to introduce key members of the team, including our Core Working Group and Executive Committee, and most importantly provide information on how to get...
Student Opportunites
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIESAs a part of the DRA, secondary and college level classes are being offered at Defiance College by Sabrina Brown in the 2023 Spring semester: Inquiry in Science (NSCI 220)...
DRA News—Autumn 2022
Quarterly Newsletter < Read the Defiance Research Alliance Introductory Newsletter...
Defiance Research Alliance in the News
Defiance College, in partnership with the City of Defiance, received $500,000 from the federal Department of Education due to Senator Sherrod Brown’s Congressionally Directed Spending request. Led by Project Director, Dr....
Introducing DRA
Collaborative Research for Water Quality FUNDING AWARDDefiance College, in partnership with the City of Defiance, received $500,000 from the federal Department of Education due to Senator Sherrod Brown’s Congressionally Directed Spending...