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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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Kathryn Metzker stands with two National Park Service rangers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.

Stroud Center Advises National Park Service on Education Programming

Visits to the parks yielded interesting insights, from new resources to curriculum updates that park rangers discussed during interviews.
A small brook trout swims in a shallow stream.

Too Hot to Handle: How Rising Temperature Impacts Streams

Human activities are increasing stream temperatures and harming habitat quality for freshwater fish and species like mayflies.
Stockholm Harbor.

Cooperation for a Water-Secure Future: World Water Week 2024

Exploring global water solutions and the power of cooperation in Stockholm, Sweden, with Stroud Water Research Center and Model My Watershed.
Pairs of teachers in five red canoes on the Conestoga River.

Teachers Dive into Conestoga River Ecology and History

From macroinvertebrates to chemistry to habitat studies, teachers learned how to study stream health and lead outdoor stream studies.
A streamside forest and native plant garden take root at Overlook Community Campus.

Transforming Local Parks to Enhance Fresh Water

A streamside forest project in Lancaster, Pa., inspires sustainable initiatives for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.
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2024 Research Results and Recommendations for Effective Student/Teacher Engagement with National Parks About the Potomac Watershed

Kerlin, S., N. Marcum-Dietrich, K. Metzker, and D. Kline. 2024. Report from Stroud Water Research Center.

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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.

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