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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Scientists for a Day

Bern Sweeney of the Stroud Center Named Society for Freshwater Science Fellow

Volunteers Plant 600 Trees for Healthy Streams

Hydrologic implications of projected changes in rain-on-snow melt for Great Lakes Basin watersheds

Tropical Research Reveals Climate Change Impacts on Water Quality

Wild About Water
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
Water Film Night: Hidden Rivers
June 6, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDTBuilding Better Buffers
June 8, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDTSips & Sounds of Summer
June 21, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT[In-Person Educator Workshop] Outdoor Learning Space Design Workshop
June 22, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDTDive Into K–8 MWEEs in the New Pa. STEELS Standards
June 27, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDTHerStory in STREAM
September 16