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Green Mountain Energy Sun Club grant presentation.

New Solar Grant Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

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The additional panels are expected to offset 23% of the Stroud Center’s energy needs, avoiding nearly 80,000 pounds of CO2 each year.

A stream riffle in the Schuylkill Highlands with mature forest on both banks.

How Streamside Forests Make Us and Our Water More Climate Resilient

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Whether it’s too much, too little, or too dirty, the primary way humans experience climate change is through water. Streamside forests can help.

A three-year-old forested buffer showing strong tree growth.

Using Herbicide: An Important Tool in Establishing Streamside Forests

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To ensure our buffers are set up for success, we strategically use herbicides to control invasive plants for the first three years.

A woman and a man plant a tree in a new riparian buffer.

How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?

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Here’s a hint: wider buffers are better. Narrower buffers help but don’t function as well as pollutant barriers and enhancers of in-stream function.

David Arscott and Paul Greenberg hold the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence.

Stroud Center Honors Bestselling Author of Four Fish, Paul Greenberg

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The award-winning food and environmental writer calls for sustainable fishing at the award ceremony for his impact on aquatic ecosystems.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A streamside forest project in Lancaster, Pa., inspires sustainable initiatives for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.