Stroud Water Research Center
Community members clear invasives, replant trees, and celebrate with a rare Franklin tree to inspire youth-led forest stewardship.
From reeling in fish to exploring the tiny critters that call our streams home, youth and families are experiencing watershed science in exciting new ways.
Thanks to a new grant-supported partnership between the Stroud Center and local schools, hundreds of students will explore, study, and protect their local rivers and streams.
Price, J.R., D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, M.D. Daniels, and J. Kan. 2025. Ecosphere 16(8): e70375.
Taxonomic certification administered by the Stroud Center is the gold standard, with certifications in aquatic invertebrates, diatoms, and soon, fish.
Entomologist Dave Funk shares how his 2025 study named six new Ameletus mayflies — and what these parthenogenetic insects reveal about stream health.
River monitoring funding cuts are a problem not just for water scientists but for all Americans, because we all rely on and live near a river or stream.
The 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to Paul O’Callaghan, visionary leader in water innovation and sustainability.
Creek Critters, a popular children’s book about freshwater ecology, is inspiring a new wave of fun and educational programming at libraries near and far.
Stroud Water Research Center launches Foundations of Environmental Literacy in Pennsylvania, a professional development course for educators.