Stroud Water Research Center
Abigail Thayer, a Research Experience for Undergraduates participant at the Stroud Center, learned about researching Earth’s Critical Zone.
Working alongside CZO scientists, the interns examined everything from bacteria strains to soil ages and root growth to aquatic bugs.
Big storm events deliver huge amounts of particulate materials, which contributes significantly to the total amount of nutrients in freshwater streams and rivers.
Peipoch, M., M. Brauns, H. M. Valett, F. R. Hauer, and M. Weitere. 2015. BioScience 65(11):1057.
The Stroud Center will measure the huge amount sediment-associated nitrogen flushed downstream during intense storms, and investigate what happens to it.
Levi, P. S., T. Riis, A.J. Baisner, M. Peipoch, and A. Baattrup-Pedersen. 2015. Ecosystems 18(5):914–931.
Guests who were lucky enough to get tickets enjoyed an evening of abundance from the moment they walked into the beautifully restored stables at The Farm at Doe Run.
Most people start their day with a cup of coffee, but Jess Provinski starts her day off with a morning horseback ride before heading to Stroud Center. “Who doesn’t love…
Stroud Center scientists have hypothesized that natural stream widening is an important initial phase in restoring streams to healthier conditions.
Cleaning up the bay and its tributaries will improve the lives of 17 million people who live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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