Scientific Supplies for Lao Students
Students in three rural villages in Laos now have some new tools for checking the health of their local rivers in streams. For several years, FISHBIO has Read More…
water quality
Bottled Water
Raw water, also known as natural water, is water that comes directly from the environment and has not been subjected to any treatment to make it suitable Read More…
Hell or High Water: What Floods Mean for Wildlife
Floods have been very much in the news and on the minds of Californians this year, from the mass evacuations downstream of the Oroville Dam to the Read More…
Tainted Waters: Contaminants in the San Francisco Bay-Delta
Contaminants enter our waterways through many sources – they flow in agricultural and urban runoff, wastewater treatment effluent, and oil spills; they leach from industrial waste and Read More…
Animals at Work on World Water Monitoring Day
Today is World Water Monitoring Day, which is a good opportunity to reflect on all the ways we benefit from good water quality throughout the year. While Read More…
Water bug education
Small bugs can help tell a big-picture story about the conditions of their environment. FISHBIO is currently working on a participatory water quality monitoring program in Lao Read More…
Water bug check ups
In honor of World Water Monitoring Day tomorrow, we wanted to highlight the importance of clean water to people and wildlife, as well as the importance of Read More…
What’s in your water?
Today (September 18) is World Water Monitoring Day – a day for spotlighting why it’s important to keep tabs on water conditions all over our big, wet Read More…
Watery reflection
Hanging off the back of our North River jet boat offers a bit of a window into our work. This maneuverable 16-foot boat is ideal for sidewinding Read More…
The essence of life
We all know water is the essence of life—it participates in vital chemical reactions that sustain us, grows the food we eat, and helps produce the electricity Read More…