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Children and parents look at wild fish humanely captured from White Clay Creek.

Philly-Area Families and Friends of the Stroud Center Celebrate World Water Day for a Second Year

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Squeals of delight echoed through the woods as children, along with their parents, got up-close glimpses of fish living in White Clay Creek.

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Assembly and network stability of planktonic microorganisms under the influence of salinity gradient: an Arctic case study from the Lena River estuary to the Laptev Sea

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Liu, Q., L. Yan, H. Wang, G. Yang, J. Kan, et.al. 2023. Environmental Microbiology 11(2): e02115–22.

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Influence of relict milldams on riparian sediment biogeochemistry

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Peck, E.K., S.P. Inamdar, M. Peipoch, and A.J. Gold. 2023. Journal of Soils and Sediments 23: 2584–2599..

A kayaker on a river with trees on both banks.

Otter Creek Chemical Spill: Stroud Center Statement

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In times of crisis, we are reminded of what’s most important. The chemical spill into Otter Creek reminds us of our dependence on rivers and streams.

Four elementary school students at outdoor environmental club.

Environmental Literacy and Justice for All

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The Stroud Center is helping teachers bring meaningful STEM experiences to city students through environmental and outdoor clubs.

A debris dam of large branches catches leaves in a stream which then host macroinvertebrates and microbes.

How Fallen Leaves Are a Tree’s Gift to a Stream

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Former Stroud Center intern and now restoration professional at the Alliance of the Chesapeake Bay, Rebecca Lauver reflects on a dietary staple of healthy streams.

A schoolyard optimized for environmental education.

Stroud Center Improves Schoolyards for Outdoor Environmental Education and Stewardship With New Grant

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Hear directly from teachers and Stroud Center education staff about a successful model for increasing equitable access to meaningful outdoor learning spaces.

Diana Oviedo-Vargas downloading data from a sensor located in White Clay Creek to a field laptop.

Stroud Center Scientist to Serve as Nature Conservancy Trustee

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Diana Oviedo Vargas, Ph.D., is to serve as a trustee of the Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania and Delaware, the conservancy recently announced.

Jennifer Merrill.

Jennifer Merrill, M.B.A., Ph.D.

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Director of Marketing and Communications

Closterium algae magnified 20x under a microscope.

A Fresh Look at River Algae in the Delaware River Basin

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A novel method to evaluate how algal concentration changes during river floods may be key to more accurately predicting how to keep algae under control.