Dane Klosterman News Today

Wilmington College’s WAVE project, in which science students are sampling and testing water quality in local streams while seeking pollution mitigation measures, garnered a triad of major awards at Thursday’s (May 2) 13th Annual Research Forum. Some 80 students showcased their research conducted as individuals, groups and with faculty members through poster presentations and other media.

The Clinton County Streamkeepers tapped into a local resource — Wilmington College — in its quest to ensure clean waterways. Its $20,000 grant spanning three years is paying for science students to monitor several local creeks with the goal of establishing riparian buffer crops between farmland and waterways to help mitigate pollution.