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The Most Important Animals May Be the Ones You Never Notice
Researchers are following the path of nitrogen in a tropical stream to uncover relationships that support the entire ecosystem ...
The 2026 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
The 2026 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to Amy Bowers Cordalis, advocate for the Klamath River and Indigenous people ...
Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Freshwater Conservation
Golfers gathered to support freshwater science, education, and restoration at the Stroud Center’s annual golf fundraiser ...
When White Clay Creek Watershed Becomes a Classroom
From rubber duck races to Junior Ranger badges, the White Clay Creek watershed becomes an outdoor classroom for students, teachers, and families ...
Philadelphia Catholic Schools Connect Watershed Science to Their Communities
With funding from the Connelly Foundation, students have participated in hands-on studies of freshwater ecology, watershed science, and stream restoration ...
Whose Mud Is It? DNA Tracks Sediment Pollution in Chesapeake Bay
Stroud Center scientists used microbial DNA to trace sediment pollution in Maryland estuaries, helping managers target Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts more effectively ...
Fair Winds and Following Seas to Our Assistant Director
Amidst the awakening spring blossoms, buzzing pollinators, and lengthening days, the Stroud Center bid bon voyage to one of its own ...
The Surprising Journey of a House-Built Water Monitoring Tool
Tracking honeybee colony rhythms with the Mayfly Data Logger was just the first of many applications far beyond its original intent ...
Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back to Red Clay Creek
In Pennsylvania, property owners and farmers are transforming their lands to restore a stream’s health and its native fish ...
New Bolton Center and Stroud Center Partner on Clean Water Projects
The Penn Vet campus is a 700-acre living laboratory at the headwaters of White Clay Creek, protecting soil health, biodiversity, and water quality ...