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Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
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A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

A DNA barcode library for North American Ephemeroptera: Progress and prospects

Webb, J.M., L.M. Jacobus, D.H. Funk, X. Zhou, B. Kondratieff, C.J. Geraci, R.E. DeWalt, D.J. Baird, B. Richard, I. Phillips, and P.D.N. Hebert. 2012. Plos One 7(5):e38063.
The exterior of the Moorhead Environmental Complex at dusk.

Stroud Water Research Center Dedicates “Green” Building

The building provides opportunities for educators to discuss the various features such as photovoltaic panels, rainwater capture, geothermal heat, and landscaping that promotes infiltration.
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Turbulent particle transport in streams: can exponential settling be reconciled with fluid mechanics?

McNair, J.N., and J.D. Newbold. 2012. Journal of Theoretical Biology 300:62–80.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

An initial investigation into the organic matter biogeochemistry of the Congo River

Spencer, R.G.M., P.J. Hernes, A.K. Aufdenkampe, A. Baker, P. Gulliver, A. Stubbins, G.R. Aiken, R.Y. Dyda, K.D. Butler, V.L. Mwamba, A.M. Mangangu, J.N. Wabakanghanzi, and J. Six. 2012. Geochimica et
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Scaling the gas transfer velocity and hydraulic geometry in streams and small rivers

Raymond, P.A., C.J. Zappa, D. Butman, T.L. Bott, C. Potter, P. Mulholland, A.E. Laursen, W.H. McDowell, and D. Newbold. 2012. Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environments 2:41–53.
J. Denis Newbold, Ph.D., at his desk

UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2012

A Seeker of the Truth: Denis Newbold, Ph.D., holds both strong political beliefs and an absolute commitment to scientific rigor, not an easy place to be when science is under

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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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