Since 1967, Stroud™ Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
We seek to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.
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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.
Upcoming Events
Improving Schoolyards for Outdoor Environmental Education and Stewardship
March 6, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ESTCelebrate World Water Day // Celebramos el Día Mundial del Agua
March 22, 2024, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDTMWEE Essential Elements and Community Engagement Workshop
April 8, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDTOutdoor Learning Space Design Workshop
June 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDT