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
Rooted in Science
Boxers or Briefs? As Long as They’re Cotton, They’ll Dish the Dirt on Soil
Is the Schuylkill River Clean and Safe? Interactive StoryMap Shows Perceptions vs. Reality
The 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
Biophysical heterogeneity, hydrologic connectivity, and productivity of a montane floodplain forest
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
[In Person] Watershed Education & MWEE Ambassador Training for K–12 Educators
June 29 – June 30Sips & Science on Boathouse Row
July 14, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDTWild & Scenic Film Festival 2022
September 29The Water’s Edge Gala and Presentation of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
November 3, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
