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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Courtship role reversal and deceptive signals in the long-tailed dance fly, Rhamphomyia longicauda

Stroud Water Research Center: A Portrait, 1967-2000

Surface and subsurface dissolved organic carbon

Grazing of protozoa, bacteria, and diatoms by meiofauna in lotic epibenthic communities
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
The Water’s Edge Gala and Presentation of the 2023 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
October 3, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDTPa. MWEE Certified Facilitator Professional Development Program
October 16, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDTSlimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Training in the Leaf Pack Network
October 21, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM EDTEmily Ford Presents Breaking Trail: 2023 Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture
November 3, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDTSalted Earth Premiere
November 15, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST