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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Employment Opportunity: Watershed Education Specialist

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Expanding Environmental and Watershed Literacy Inquiry Practice With Geospatial Technology Tools

Supreme Court to Decide on Wetlands

Stroud Center Work Tied to New U.S. Foreign Policy on Water Security
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
Roaring Twenties Soirée for Rivers
September 16, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDTScience Seminar: What’s the Ecological Status of the Schuylkill River?
September 21, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDTExpanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools and Practice
September 27, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDTWild & Scenic Film Festival
September 29Science Seminar: Nature’s Best Hope
October 25, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDTThe Water’s Edge Gala and Presentation of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
November 3, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT