Stroud Water Research Center
A summer intern with Azavea combined GIS data collected by Stroud Water Research Center scientists from above and below the surface of the White Clay Creek to generate a complete…
Four large field experiments in both forested and deforested habitat were created to test the importance of fence height for protecting young seedlings (natural regeneration and/or nursery stock) from herbivory…
This project involved creating a four-acre experimental area for testing the efficacy of short fences (arranged strategically around seedling planting areas) to improve seedling growth and survivorship.Funded by: Point Lookout…
Stroud Water Research Center biologists completed a project to better understand the threat of contaminants from agriculture entering the fish and drinking water supplies around the Río Sierpe and Río…
Stream fish appear largely immune from physical, chemical, and biological changes between meadow and forested habitats. A study in which fish were tagged and recaptured was initiated to measure fish…
The snail Goniobasis proxima has never been observed north of the James River in Virginia until discovered by Stroud Water Research Center biologists in three locations in southeastern Pennsylvania. Genetic…
Climate science relies on interpreting proxies of past environmental conditions in dated sediment and ice cores. Our study will develop a rapid approach to analyzing the stable isotopes of proteins…
The Congo River is the second largest river in the world, but little is known about it because regional conflict has made its study logistically difficult.Funded by: Stroud Water Research…
In collaboration with Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Center and Extension educators taught students in four Mennonite schoolhouses in Lancaster County. The lessons specifically focused on…
This program at Point Lookout Preserve gives students and teachers new ways of thinking about stream ecosystems and stewardship through the creative processes of art and science.