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Employment Opportunity: Director of Institutional Advancement and Major Gifts
The Director will play an instrumental role in catalyzing local, national, and international awareness and support for the Stroud Center.
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Employment Opportunity: Soil Health Project Coordinator
The Coordinator will manage landowner relations and no-till and cover crop implementation on agricultural lands in northern Virginia.
A stream runs through a forest in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Employment Opportunity: Postdoctoral Associate in Microbial Ecology
Stroud Water Research Center is searching for a postdoctoral associate to study molecular microbial ecology in aquatic and terrestrial environments.
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?
Closeup photo of multicolored plastic fragments on a white background.
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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To achieve the Clean Water Act’s goals, prioritize upstream ecology
Ensign, S.H., D.B. Arscott, M. Daniels, C. Dow, J.K. Jackson, D. Oviedo-Vargas, and M. Peipoch. 2024. Water Resources IMPACT 26(3): 19–21.
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The 2024 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
The 2024 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to Paul Greenberg, American fisherman and award-winning author.
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The Magic of Mayflies
If you’ve ever hiked along a woodland stream on a warm spring day, you may have seen these tiny creatures swarming together, fluttering in a midair dance.
Native trees with tree shelters in a young streamside buffer with a barn in the distance.
Building Trust to Boost the Bay
Stroud Center’s watershed restoration team knows that gaining farmers’ trust and emphasizing improvements in their local streams is an important part of the work.