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Journey to Peru

An account of three weeks in the Amazon headwaters, studying the Madre de Dios River and its tributaries under a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation ...

UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2007

Last summer, Stroud Center scientists and educators traveled to Peru and sampled 31 stream and river sites that ranged from pristine to severely polluted ...

UpStream Newsletter, Summer 2006

10 scientists and two educators are braving the wild tributaries of the Amazon to study over 20 research sites in the Madre de Dios watershed ...

UpStream Newsletter, Fall 2005

The rivers of South America’s Amazon basin are “breathing” far harder — cycling the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide more quickly — than anyone realized ...

UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2005

W. B. Dixon Stroud has left a remarkable impact on southern Chester County, his home for the past 50 years, and beyond ...

UpStream Newsletter, Summer 2004

A National Science Foundation grant for a study in the Amazon could help unravel the mystery of the missing carbon sink ...

UpStream Newsletter, Fall 2003

As the second stage of the New York Project begins, “nutrient spiraling” and “rates of production” are the talk of the water science community ...

Where Rivers are Born: the Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands

The natural processes in headwater systems benefit humans by mitigating flooding, maintaining water quality and quantity, recycling nutrients, and providing habitat for plants and animals ...

UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2003

The United Nations has declared 2003 the International Year of Fresh Water to galvanize action on one of the world’s most urgent crises ...

UpStream Newsletter, Fall 2002

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai is using the Leaf Pack Experiment Kit home to educate young Kenyans about the importance of streams ...