Stroud Water Research Center
Stroud Water Research Center
Looking for a way to get more involved in freshwater stewardship? Whether you live near or far, we have lots of opportunities for you to help protect, preserve and restore our streams.
See how the Stroud Center turns freshwater research into place-based education through partnerships that build environmental literacy and stewardship.
Use our guide to help make every trip to the stream safe for participants, respectful of the ecosystem, and rewarding for everyone involved.
Stroud Center research shows that a variety of PFAS compounds may be found in some soil and water samples from Pennsylvania farm fields treated with biosolids.
Peipoch, M., M. Daniels, and S.H. Ensign. 2026. Ecosphere 17(9): e70741.
With the Stroud Center, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is extending the reach of its Pennsylvania Farmland Raptor Project into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Moore, E.R., M.M. Rahman, M. Sena, J.G. Galella, B. Joshi, A.Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2026. Earth’s Future 14(9): e2025EF006892.
What can one small watershed teach us? A lesson on restoration, resilience, and how shared stewardship creates lasting change.
Researchers use Model My Watershed to better understand how rivers across Texas once flowed and how they might flow again.
Stroud Water Research Center’s Outdoor Teaching and Learning Camp taught educators how to guide students toward environmental stewardship.