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Four elementary school students at outdoor environmental club.
Environmental Literacy and Justice for All
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
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
Hear directly from teachers and Stroud Center education staff about a successful model for increasing equitable access to meaningful outdoor learning spaces.
A man stands with his dog on a rocky point overlooking a lake.
Environmental Educator Steve Mohapp Teaches Others by First Listening
For Steve Mohapp, teaching comes as naturally as his love of nature. One might even say it’s in his blood.
An video still showing an aerial view of buildings near a lake in an arid environment.
Future of Water
The scarcity of drinking water is beginning to capture the world’s attention but a radical source of water might just be found in one of Earth’s driest places.
A group of scouts and leaders take a break from their service project.
Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Hybrid Merit Badge Program
Stroud Water Research Center educators hosted their second hybrid merit badge program for Scouts BSA this fall using an improved online learning platform.