Annual Reports

Read in-depth stories about Stroud Water Research Center’s work in our year-in-review publications. In addition to the cover stories, all annual reports also contain the following features: a message from the director; project descriptions; list of publications; gift, contribution, and sponsorship listings; financial information; and lists of staff, interns, and volunteers. Friends of the Stroud Center receive a print copy of the annual report each year.

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Featured Articles

2021 Annual Report

Breaking the Fall

How the Clean Water Act changed the trajectory of America’s waterways and became a beacon for freshwater science.

2021 Annual Report

Rooted in Science

30 years and counting, Stroud Water Research Center’s Education Department makes cutting-edge freshwater science fun.

2021 Annual Report

On the Road to Restoration

Learn how far our watershed restoration program has come in nearly 10 years and where we’re going to help farms adopt science-based solutions that restore healthy streams.

2020 Annual Report

Doing Good Better: Refining Buffer Restoration Methods

The goal of improving the survival and growth of trees has persisted through decades of research. Yet, with every new advance, new questions arise.

2020 Annual Report

Saving Streams With Good Science

Building trust in the scientific process starts with communicating our research to non-scientists. To that end, our scientists share snapshots of three long-term experiments.

2020 Annual Report

Expanding Global Learning Opportunities

We've synthesized digital, remote, and in-person teaching methods, developed remote learning kits, and tailored programming for local high-needs audiences and learners of all abilities.

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Also available: Education Department annual reports

• The Journey Toward Hope (2021 Annual Report)
• Challenging Times, Changing Solutions (2020 Annual Report)
• Growing Community Outreach (2019 Annual Report)
• Preparing for Extremes (2018 Annual Report)
• Keeping Water Fresh for Fifty Years (2017 Annual Report)
• Through a Scientist’s Lens: Training Citizens in Freshwater Stewardship (2016 Annual Report)
• From Our Backyard to Bhutan: Empowering Freshwater Stewards (2015 Annual Report)
• The Future of Fresh Water Starts Here (2014 Annual Report)
• To the Streams We Go: Pioneering Freshwater Science and Solutions (2013 Annual Report)
• First Fall at the Moorhead Environmental Complex: Educating the Next Generation of Water Stewards (2012 Annual Report)
• From the Ground Up: A Freshwater Foundation for Environmental Education and Public (2011 Annual Report)
• Connecting the Dots: How a New Study May Reveal a Link Between a Life-Sustaining Nutrient and Life-Threatened Streams (2010 Annual Report)
• Moving Freshwater Science Forward: Establishing a Critical Zone Observatory in the Christina River Basin (2009 Annual Report)
• Building a Library of Life: Our Role in the Assessment of Planetary Health (2008 Annual Report)
• The New York City Watershed: Protecting the Water Supply of 9 Million People (2007 Annual Report)
• Notes from the Field: Journey to Peru (2005-2006 Years in Review)
• W. D. Dixon Stroud: A Life Celebrated (2004 Annual Report)
• A Time of Impact and Recognition (2003 Annual Report)

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