The Stygobromus Working Group received funding through the Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail and the town of Chevy Chase, Maryland to study endangered groundwater amphipods in Washington, DC area. This work ultimately led to successful detection of groundwater amphipods in water samples using molecular techniques, as described in a recently published paper in the journal Conservation Genetics Resources.
Category Archives: Funding
SWG Awarded a Grant from CCV
SWG was awarded its first official grant from the Cave Conservancy of the Virginias, administered through the Subterranean Ecology Institute, for a study focusing on Stygobromus conservation in the Virginias! Let the celebrations (and then the work) begin!