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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.

Research, watershed restoration, and monitoring feedback loop.

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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Latest Freshwater News

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Spatial patterns of turbulence kinetic energy and shear stress in a meander bend with large woody debris

Daniels, M.D., and B.L. Rhoads. 2004. In S. Bennett and A. Simon (editors). Riparian vegetation and fluvial geomorphology. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Spatio-temporal patterns of benthic invertebrates along the river continuum of a braided Alpine river

Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, and J.V. Ward. 2003. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 158:431–460.
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Contributions of microbial biofilms to ecosystem processes in stream mesocosms

Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, and C.E. Hansen. 2003b. Nature 426:439–442.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Sources and distribution of organic carbon and nitrogen in the Tagliamento River, Italy

Kaiser, E., D.B. Arscott, K. Tockner, and B. Sulzberger. 2004. Aquatic Sciences 66:103–116.
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Characterization of organic matter from natural waters using tetramethylammonium hydroxide thermochemolysis GC-MS

Frazier, S.W., K.O. Nowack, K.M. Goins, F.S. Cannon, L.A. Kaplan, and P.G. Hatcher. 2003. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 70:99–128.

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