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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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
Ecological Solutions to Managing Stormwater on Your Property
April 2, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDTConnecting Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Across the Sciences
April 24, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDTWhite Clay Creek Fest
May 3, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDTWillowdale Steeplechase
May 10, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM EDTFore Fresh Water Golf Invitational
May 19, 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM EDTLearn Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring
May 20, 8:30 AM – May 21, 5:00 PM EDT