Since 1967, Stroud™ Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
We seek to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.
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Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., Leading Climate Scientist and Author

Deciphering the diversity and distribution of chromophytic phytoplankton in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea via RuBisCO genes (rbcL)

Respiration regimes in rivers: partitioning source-specific respiration from metabolism time series

How to Properly Install Bird Nets on Tree Shelters

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How Data Can Help Win the Fight Against Climate Change
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
Making Connections: PA Department of Education STEELS Standards and the MWEE
February 23, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM ESTCelebrate World Water Day // Celebramos el Día Mundial del Agua
March 22, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDTTaxonomic Certification Opportunity in West Virginia
March 28, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDTWild & Scenic Film Festival
March 30, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDTTwo Environmental Education Workshops in One Day!
April 5, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDTEducator Hidden Gem Canoe Workshop: Discover White Clay Creek!
April 29, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT