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Science Today for Water Tomorrow

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

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Environmental Education

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Watershed Restoration

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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.

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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.
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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

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Terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates as bioindicators for environmental monitoring, with particular reference to mountain ecosystems

Hodkinson, I.D., and J.K. Jackson. 2005. Environmental Management 35:649–666.
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Fluctuations of dissolved organic matter in river used for drinking water and impacts on conventional treatment plant performance

Volk, C., L.A. Kaplan, J. Robinson, B. Johnson, L. Wood, H.W. Zhu, and M. LeChevallier. 2005. Environmental Science and Technology 39(11):4258–4264.
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Historic and current unionid mussel distribution in tributaries of the lower Flint River, southwestern Georgia: an examination of current and historical trends

Chastain, C.A., S.W. Golladay, and T.K. Muenz. 2005. Proceedings of the Georgia Water Resources Conference. Athens, Georgia.
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Using Adopt-a-Stream in the coastal plain: a case study in southwest Georgia

Muenz, T.K., S.W. Golladay, L.L. Smith, and G. Vellidis. 2005. Pages 819–822 in K. Hatcher (editor). Proceedings of the 2005 Georgia Water Resources Conference. Athens, Georgia.
Stroud Center Receives Science Initiative Challenge Grant

Stroud Center Receives Science Initiative Challenge Grant

Thanks to the generosity the “Friends of the Stroud Center,” we have met the Kresge Challenge to raise $1 million to endow equipment and instruments.
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Efeitos das mudanças do uso da terra na biogeoquímica dos corpos d’água da bacia do rio Ji-Paraná Rondônia

Krusche, A.V., M.V.R. Ballester, R.L. Victoria, M.C. Bernardes, N.K. Leite, L. Hanada, R. Marcondes, D.dC. Victoria, A.M. Toledo, J.P. Ometto, M.Z. Moreira, B.M. Gomes, M.A. Bolson, S.G. Neto, N. Bonelli,

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