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Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
We advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.

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A close view of green-dyed road salt on a walking path in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Mapping the Hidden Impacts of Road Salt on Our Streams

This January, the Stroud Center joins a multistate effort to collect data and raise awareness about road salt’s effects on fresh water.
Toren Peterson on a beach with his wife, son, and dog.

Connecting Passion and Purpose

New Director of Institutional Advancement and Major Gifts Toren Peterson plans to bring major support to Stroud Water Research Center.
Rod Moorhead and Bern Sweeney fishing on a river.

In Memoriam: Rodman W. Moorhead III

We mourn the loss of a longtime board member, ardent supporter, and transformative leader whose impact on our organization will be felt for generations.
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Vertical heterogeneity enhances network complexity and stability of co-occurrence microbes in the eastern Indian Ocean

Zhang, C., F. Liu, Y. Zou, C. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Wang, J. Kan, A. McMinn, H. Wang, and M. Wang. 2024. Environmental Research 263(3): 120225.
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Seasonal variation in land cover estimates reveals sensitivities and opportunities for environmental models

Myers, D.T., D. Jones, D. Oviedo-Vargas, J.P. Schmit, D.L. Ficklin, and X. Zhang. 2024. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 28(23): 5295–5310.
A community science volunteers stands next to an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station on the banks of a small stream.

Study: Community Science Can Aid Water Resource Monitoring

After examining water quality data from community scientists, researchers say it has value, but volunteers need support.

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Featured Initiatives and Partnerships

WikiWatershed® web tools offer watershed data visualization, geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.

The Water Quality mobile app is a water-monitoring data-collection and learning tool designed for use by educators and their students, citizen scientists, and researchers.

EnviroDIY™ is a community where members ask and answer questions and network within interest groups to develop do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring devices.

The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program ensures skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate identifications in North America.

The Leaf Pack Network® is an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors using a simple experiment to determine the health of their local streams.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds provides free technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.

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