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For twelve exceptional high-school students, May 15th was truly a watershed moment. It marked the opening reception of an exhibition of photographs and journal entries documenting their 3-week journey in July, 2007 that traced New York City’s drinking water from the source in the Catskill mountains to the Central Park reservoir. More |
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Flip Nicklin will present, Whales, A Changing View, at our annual gala and fundraiser, the Water's Edge, October 2nd, 2008.
Each year, Friends of the Stroud™ Water
Research Center gather for the
Water’s Edge, our celebration of our most
precious resource fresh water. This
marquee event draws speakers from around
the world who share our passion for
environmental stewardship. More |
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The meeting house was packed with an enthusiastic crowd, on Thursday night, May 1st, 2008, when the Stroud Water Research Center hosted the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. The aim of this nationwide film festival is to build a network of grassroots organizations connected by a common goal to use film to educate, inspire and promote environmental stewardship.
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Just what do the myriad of state labels mean in terms of biodiversity, management, and
protection of Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers? Scientists from the Stroud Water
Research Center set out to answer that question in a 12-year study that examined
water quality in relation to the management and regulatory labels applied to the
86,000 miles of streams and rivers throughout Pennsylvania.
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It came as a total surprise to many, when AP reporters Jeff Donn and Martha Mendoza,
broke their story, Drugs Found in Drinking Water, in March, 2008. The public was alarmed
to learn that there are unregulated substances in our drinking water for which the impact
on humans is not fully understood. More |
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Our ability to disseminate our findings to a broad audience allows us to increase awareness and create a public dialogue centered on the protection, preservation and restoration of watersheds everywhere. It’s for that reason that our scientists and educators engage in both scientific and public forums to share their findings. The following highlights recent
presentations.
Stroud Scientists Play a Major Role at NABS
Taking Stock Of New York City’s Drinking Water
Schuylkill Watershed Congress
National Water Quality Monitoring Conference
American Society for Microbiology
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association
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