Ingredients of a Healthy Stream Diverse habitat and aquatic life in a stream provide clues to the health of the stream. Below are healthy stream " recipe cards " : Water Quality * Cold water with lots of dissolved oxygen * Low turbidity * Good water chemistry Learn more about water quality: nter/ www.fishandboat.com/LearningCe s/ ActivitiesAndEducationPortal/Page default.aspx. A healthy Brook Trout in a diverse habitat. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Fisheries Biologist Steve Kepler (retired) taking water quality measurements in a stream. Diverse Ha bitat * Various sizes of rock and woo dy debris for shelter * Silt-free grave l bottom for fish eggs and aquatic insects * Mix of riffles, ru ns, and pools Learn more abou www.fishandbo t riffles, runs, and pools: at. ActivitiesAndEd com/LearningCenter/ ucationPortal/P ages/ default.aspx. one Riparian Z d shrubs cool the * Native trees an reambanks in a st ct te ro p d n a r wate riparian zone filter and other plants s e ss a gr ve ti a N * upland areas out sediment from bris provide dy de * Leaves and woo shelter and food water and reduce * Wetlands store g and erosion in d o o fl m a re st n dow www.fishandboat.com Bobs Creek, Bedford County, is an example of a riparian zone. Pennsylvania Angler & Boater * March/April 2021 49http://www.fishandboat.com/LearningCenter/ActivitiesAndEducationPortal/Pages/default.aspx http://www.fishandboat.com/LearningCenter/ActivitiesAndEducationPortal/Pages/default.aspx https://www.fishandboat.com/LearningCenter/ActivitiesAndEducationPortal/Pages/default.aspx http://www.fishandboat.com