Media Mention: ‘How a rainy day and finicky fish launched a Pennsylvania program dedicated to unpaved roads’
Apr 10, 2025
Where: Phys.org, “How a Rainy Day and Finicky Fish Launched a Pennsylvania Program Dedicated to Unpaved Roads”
Who: Steve Bloser, director of Penn State’s Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies and associate research professor with the Larsen Transportation Institute
What: A recent Phys.org article spotlights how Penn State’s Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies helped launch a groundbreaking state program to reduce sediment pollution from unpaved roads. Sparked by local anglers and a single rainy day in 1990, the initiative has grown into a national model for improving water quality and maintaining rural infrastructure.
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