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2023 Annual Report showing paddleboarders on Barton Creek in Austin, Texas.

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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Entomologists collect freshwater insects for a project that examines the impact of streamside restoration on water quality.
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.
Students study fish temporarily removed from a nearby stream.
2021 Annual Report

Rooted in Science

30 years and counting, Stroud Water Research Center’s Education Department makes cutting-edge freshwater science fun.
Linford Weber and Deanne Boyer of Willow Run Farm
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.
A woman carries tree shelters as she helps maintain a streamside forest buffer.
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.
Four scientists collect simulated rainfall from soil in a cornfield in White Clay Creek watershed.
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.
A student peers into a microscope to examine an aquatic macroinvertebrate, an indicator of stream health.
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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Cover of the 1967-2000 Stroud Water Research Center history booklet.
Cover of the Stroud Center's 2017 history booklet, The First Fifty Years