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The Watershed Education Mobile Lab set up outside the Oxford Area Library.

Watershed Education Makes a Splash at Public Library

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The Stroud Center partnered with the Oxford Public Library to bring watershed fun and education to children and families in a three-part activity series.

Students in Oregon performing a leaf pack experiment.

Discover the Health of Your Local Stream With the Leaf Pack Network!

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Started over 25 years ago to support teachers connecting students to their local watershed, the Leaf Pack Network has turned into a community science outlet.

Tom Best smiles as he stands in a young riparian buffer.

Caring for Trees

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Tom Best doesn’t own the young streamside forest he maintains each day. It’s an act of service motivated by a parental feeling toward the woods.

Three people identifying live aquatic macroinvertebrates.

Earning a “Master’s” in Watershed Stewardship

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How Penn State Extension launched one of the most successful volunteer training programs in the U.S. and revived struggling local watershed groups.

Three people next to a replica of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Looking Back at Earth and Its Fresh Water From Space

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All-star community science volunteers visit Goddard Space Flight Center and learn what NASA satellite data reveals about threats to streams.

Stroud Center Collaborations Amplify Impact on Fresh Water

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Scientists, educators, and watershed restoration professionals are working together to create long-lasting and positive impacts on waterways.

Three high school students examine rocks collected from a stream.

Philadelphia Catholic Schools to Participate in Watershed Education Programs at the Stroud Center

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Student groups from fourth through 12th grade can visit the Stroud Center’s 55-acre campus for a hands-on day of science lessons.

Learn How to Protect Your Watershed

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Have you ever wondered how you can make a difference and improve the health of your local streams? Watch this special webinar series to find out!

Targeted Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers for Lancaster County Focus Areas

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In targeted portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Lancaster and Chester counties, Pa., the project implements whole-farm systems of best management practices on about two dozen farms, restores about…

Targeted Agricultural Best Management Practices and Forested Buffers for Chester County Focus Areas

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This project implements agricultural best management practices and forested buffers on farms, which includes stormwater-runoff controls for barnyards and mushroom compost processing areas, new and seasonally earlier cover crops, improved…