Stroud Water Research Center
Members of the education department participated in the Schuylkill Learning Community, an association of William Penn Foundation grantees working on projects in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill River watershed.
In partnership with Hudson Basin River Watch and Riverkeeper, Stroud Center educators trained teachers in the New York City watershed in stream ecology and the Leaf Pack Experiment through a series of two-day workshops.
Stroud Center educators and entomologists joined together to test the effectiveness of leaf packs as easy-to-use monitoring devices for citizen groups.
Stroud Center educators, along with the Central Bucks School District, the Heritage Conservancy and the Peace Valley Nature Center, provided programming to 250 people to show the impact of almost four decades of suburban expansion, rural development, dam construction, and environmental regulations on the region’s freshwater sources.
The goal of this project is to provide meaningful watershed experiences to underserved teachers and students in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
This project combines sound science, public policy, and open dialogue in an effort to help municipalities in the Schuylkill River Basin of Pennsylvania protect their freshwater resources by creating riparian overlay ordinances and providing public education on the benefits of streamside forests.
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The evening of short, independent films will cover the gamut of environmental issues and include several films based on the theme of fresh water.
Tree planting is part of ongoing research to understand how to maximize the survivorship and growth of small seedlings used to reforest local streams.