Stroud Water Research Center produces the trusted science needed for successful stream and river conservation while fostering people’s passion for the water in their lives.

What We Do

Freshwater Research

Environmental Education

Watershed Restoration

From Freshwater Science to Real-World Solutions

The Stroud Center integrates scientific discovery, watershed restoration, and long-term monitoring to generate practical solutions for freshwater protection.

Research, watershed restoration, and monitoring feedback loop.

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Expanding Access to Water Quality Monitoring

Globally, more than 3 billion people lack water quality data. Expanding access to monitoring tools helps communities protect their water and safeguard public health.

High school science teachers install an EnviroDIY Monitoring Station near a stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Bhutanese women identify aquatic macroinvertebrates.

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At the Stroud Center, we are both practical and optimistic, and we have seen change for the good. Join us in pursuing positive outcomes for the environment and people.

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Latest Freshwater News

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.

Stroud Center and Community Members to Plant 500 Trees

Tree planting is part of ongoing research to understand how to maximize the survivorship and growth of small seedlings used to reforest local streams.

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Methods for evaluating the geomorphological performance of naturalized rivers: examples from the Chicago metropolitan area

Rhoads, B.L., M.H. Garcia, J. Rodriguez, F. Bombardelli, J. Abad, and M. Daniels. 2008. Pages 209–228 in D. Sears and S. Darby (editors). River restoration: managing the uncertainty in restoring physical

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Biome-level biogeography in streambed microbiota

Findlay, R.H., C. Yeates, M.A.J. Hullar, D.A. Stahl, and L.A. Kaplan. 2008. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74:3014–3021.

Liz Walker to Speak at Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture

Ms. Walker’s lecture is entitled "EcoVillages: Pioneering a Sustainable Future by Conserving Land, Water, and Fossil Fuels."

Probe: Pharmaceuticals In Drinking Water

The Stroud Water Research Center, in Avondale, Pa., has measured water samples from New York City's upstate watershed for caffeine, a common contaminant that scientists often look for as a