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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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2024 Research Results and Recommendations for Effective Student/Teacher Engagement with National Parks About the Potomac Watershed

Kerlin, S., N. Marcum-Dietrich, K. Metzker, and D. Kline. 2024. Stroud Water Research Center Report #2024-002.
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Freshwater salinization: Saltier rivers are a growing concern

Myers, D.T. 2024. National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) can undermine nitrogen removal effectiveness of persistently reducing riparian sediments

Rahman, M.M., M. Peipoch, J. Kan, M. Sena, B. Joshi, D. Dwivedi, A.J. Gold, P.M. Groffman, J.G. Galella, and S. Inamdar. 2024. American Chemical Society Environmental Science and Technology Water,
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Small Actions at Home Can Make a Big Difference in Watershed Health

Simple steps can reduce pollution, improve water quality, slow stormwater flow, and support wildlife and pollinators.
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Summer Interns Spend a Day on the Water

The trip was designed to get interns out of the office and onto the water, to teach them about freshwater systems, and to have fun together.
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Remembering One of Our Own

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our friend and former colleague, Katherine “Kay” Dalton Dixon.

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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.

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