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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Amazon Web Services Supports Watershed Restoration on Farms Outside Washington, D.C.

Volunteering With Scientists Changed How I Advocate for Clean Streams

West Chester East High School Adds New Outdoor Classroom

Cultivating Stewardship of Our Shared Waters

New Traveling Touch Tanks Bring Stream Life to You!

Will Removing Thousands of Old Milldams Across the Northeast Help or Hurt Streams?
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
Improving Schoolyards for Outdoor Environmental Education and Stewardship
March 6, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ESTCelebrate World Water Day // Celebramos el Día Mundial del Agua
March 22, 2024, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDTMWEE Essential Elements and Community Engagement Workshop
April 8, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDTOutdoor Learning Space Design Workshop
June 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDT