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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 stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Transport, sources, and quality of seston in a Piedmont headwater stream

Richardson, D. C. 2008. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Maryland. Adviser: L.A. Kaplan.
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Effects of riparian vegetation and watershed urbanization on fishes in streams of the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont (USA)

Horwitz, R.J., T.E. Johnson, P.F. Overbeck, T.K. O’Donnell, W.C. Hession, and B.W. Sweeney. 2008. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 44(3):1–18.
UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2008

UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2008

A documentary film chronicles how students rowed, paddled, and across the watersheds that provide nine million New Yorkers with drinking water.
Taking Stock of New York City’s Drinking Water

Taking Stock of New York City’s Drinking Water

On May 15th 2008, the New York Academy of Sciences will host an event to address the impact of the 1997 NYC Watershed Memorandum of Agreement.
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Untangling the complex issue of dissolved organic carbon uptake: a stable isotope approach

Kaplan, L.A., T.N. Wiegner, J.D. Newbold, P.H. Ostrom, and H. Gandhi. 2008. Freshwater Biology 53:855–864.
Trail Creek Outfitters to Sponsor Acclaimed Film Festival

Trail Creek Outfitters to Sponsor Acclaimed Film Festival

The evening of short, independent films will cover the gamut of environmental issues and include several films based on the theme of fresh water.

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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.

EnviroDIYâ„¢ 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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