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Stroud Center/Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Forested Buffer Collaborative

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project installs nearly 80 acres of streamside forests and demonstrates the income potential of those that grow fruits, nuts, and salable horticultural materials. (Project details may change over the…

Stroud Center/Pa. DCNR Forested Buffer Partnership 2020

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project restores 30 acres of streamside forests along the West Branch of Red Clay Creek and includes care after planting. The forests are a component of broader efforts to…

Support for a Coalition on Soil Health in Pennsylvania

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project establishes the Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition to improve communication and coordination among numerous organizations involved with soil health education, implementation, and research. Coalition member organizations will conduct educational…

Targeted Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers for Chester County Focus Areas

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project implements agricultural best management practices on farms, such as stormwater-runoff controls for barnyards and mushroom compost processing areas, new and seasonally earlier cover crops, improved no-till practices, and…

Biological Nitrogen Removal in Sediment Plumes: A Critical but Missing Component of Watershed Models

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

During storms, sediment plumes play a crucial role in the export of nutrients from rivers. This project investigates the changes in nutrient concentrations within these plumes.Understanding how biological processes alter…

Ecotoxicity Study for Mayflies Exposed to Elevated Concentrations of Chloride at Different Temperatures

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Chloride concentrations in surface waters have been increasing over the last several decades at multiple locations throughout the United States. At times, it appears that ambient chloride concentrations now reach…

Evaluating How Conventional, Conservation, and Organic Farming Management Practices Enhance Soil Health and Improve Water Quality

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project investigates how different agricultural management practices influence water quality and soil health. Using Rodale Institute’s 37-year-old Farming Systems Trial and a recent transition to organic farming at the…

Diana Oviedo Vargas, Ph.D., collects biosolid samples to test for PFAS.

Evaluating the Risk for PFAS Contamination of Surface and Groundwater Through Application of Biosolids in Agroecosystems

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Scientists are investigating whether biosolid application on Pennsylvania farms represents a significant source of PFAS in soils and water. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS, are a group of…

Impact of Land Management on Vegetable Yield and Post-Harvest Nutrient Density

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

By examining the bacteria, Archaea, and fungi living in soils, this project will provide insights on how farming practices and land management affect the microbes that make soils healthy. This…

Impact of Pesticides on Soil and Vegetables Grown in Organic and Conventional Systems in a Long-Term Vegetable System Trial

800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project characterizes microbial soil health through detailed community structure of bacteria and fungi and determines the relationship of microbial structure with application of pesticides under conventional and organic cropping…