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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

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Nutrient transport in surface runoff from a subalpine watershed, Lake Tahoe basin, California

Leonard, R.L., L.A. Kaplan, J.F. Elder, R.N. Coates, and C.R. Goldman. 1979. Ecological Monographs 49:281–310.
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Biology, ecophysiology, and energetics of Sigara alternata (Say) in White Clay Creek

Schnack, J.A., B.W. Sweeney, and R.L. Vannote. 1978. Physis Sección B 37(93):89–98.
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Bioenergetic and developmental response of a mayfly to thermal variation

Sweeney, B.W. 1978. Limnology and Oceanography 23(3):461–477.
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Effectiveness of an artificial substrate for sampling macroinvertebrates in small streams

Roby, K.B., J.D. Newbold, and D.C. Erman. 1978. Freshwater Biology 8(1):1–8.

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