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Conservation Field Trips with Defiance SWCD
In October of 2024, DRA partnered with the Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for two 6th-grade conservation field trips! This was our second year partnering for these events! First, we visited the Phosphorus-Optimal Research Wetland with USACE. On this date, DRA staff worked with Defiance County’s 6th graders to learn more about how…
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2024: A Year in Review
Defiance Research Alliance is wrapping up for 2024! Watch to see all of the great work we’ve done over the past year. Thank you for your support, and stay with us in 2025 for more watershed-related content!
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DRA/UMWP Announce 2024-2025 Speaker Series
Defiance Research Alliance and the Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership are collaborating to host their annual Speaker Series event once again! These events highlight current watershed-related research and allow attendees to learn more about the watershed. If you’d like to attend the Speaker Series events virtually, register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHBR8MP Speaker presentations are available upon request. About…
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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, our research assistants have been hard at work collecting samples, testing for nutrients, and learning how to better protect our source water. Have a…
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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 Maumee Watershed Research Center. The renovated science lab allows students, under the direction of Dr. Sabrina Brown, to study water quality in the Maumee…
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The Defiance Research Alliance (DRA) is a collaboration between Defiance College, the City of Defiance, and Defiance County Schools. DRA focuses on addressing systematic water quality issues in the Upper Maumee Watershed through education, research, and training.
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