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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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A graph of water temperatures in forested, reforested, and meadow reaches of White Clay Creek during a heat wave in 2024.

Heat Waves in the Water

Have you ever wondered about extreme weather's immediate and long-term effects on our streams and rivers and its impacts on aquatic life?
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Unseen Intruders: Microplastics in Our Rivers

If you are curious about plastics pollution, especially microplastics, this webinar provides a helpful overview.
A graphic showing a person using a litter-reporting app.

Empowering People: Trash Monitoring Along the Schuylkill River

Did you hear about how the community along the Schuylkill River helped identify hotspots for trash in the river and along the banks?
A young man holds Open Water brand canned water near a golf course.

Celebrating Plastic Free July with Our Friends: Open Water

Open Water provided a 100% recyclable alternative for golfers during Stroud Water Research Center’s Fore Fresh Water Golf Invitational.
A native plant garden and streamside forest planting at Overlook Park.

A Busy Spring at the Stroud Center

The past few months have been filled with events, and we wanted to take a moment to recap the activities, sponsors, and supporters who made it all possible!
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Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops

Bier, R.L., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, J.R. Price, E. Omondi, A. Smith, and J. Kan. 2024. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 368: 109002.

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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.


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