Field studies have a rich history in higher education with effective active learning pedagogy that immerses students in the environment, helping to transform them into the next generation of scientists.
RFSN Co-PI, Denielle Perry helped lead a new study about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems&mdash... Read More
Dear RIVER Field Studies Network Members, We have exciting news and a great opportunity to share! Subject to conditions shaped by the pandemic and pace of vaccinations, the NSF-RCN-UBE Incubator steering committee is planning an in-person river rendezvous July 28 -August 4, 2021... Read More
Weren't able to join us yesterday for the special sessions the River Field Studies Network hosted at the RMS River Symposium: Mountain Creeks to Metro Canals yesterday? At work today and can't get out on the river? Check out this "special edition" virtual tour of the James River through downtown Ric... Read More
2021 River Management Symposium: From Mountain Creeks to Metro Canals April 12-15, 2021 Registration is open! Presented by the River Management Society, in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, celebrating the&nb... Read More
