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  • Dine to Donate With Victory Brewing Company (Kennett Square)

    Victory Brewing Company (Kennett Square) 650 W Cypress Street, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States

    Mention Stroud Water Research Center to your server or bartender and 15% of your total bill will be donated to support our efforts. Because you can't have great beer without clean water!

  • [WEBINAR SERIES] No-Till and Cover Crop Implementation Online Education Program

    Online

    We are inviting public, private, and non-profit agricultural service providers to participate in a five-part, interactive, webinar training series emphasizing no-till and cover crop implementation that will train agricultural service providers to better support farmers who are preparing for and implementing in-field soil health practices.

  • Dine to Donate With Victory Brewing (Parkesburg)

    Victory Brewing Company (Parkesburg) 3127 Lower Valley Rd, Parkesburg, PA, United States

    Mention Stroud Water Research Center to your server or bartender and 15% of your total bill will be donated to support our efforts. Because you can't have great beer without clean water!

  • [WEBINAR] The Hidden World of Stream Insects

    Online

    Join Stroud Water Research Center Entomologist, David Funk, for an underwater journey during this informative lecture about the life in our streams.

  • Youth Watershed Explorer Challenge

    Calling all youths ages 12-16! Join us for a program that pairs investigative field experiences with virtual learning. Explorers will be guided through three challenges focused on the significance of First State National Historical Park's Brandywine Valley unit.

  • Volunteer Tree Planting

    We will be planting approximately 2.75 acres with 675 trees on a primary tributary of Doe Run Creek. This planting will also serve as a research site as we will be collecting data on the growth rate of trees in two different types of tree tubes.

  • [WEBINAR SERIES] Celebrate 2020 River of the Year, Delaware River: Episode 2

    Online

    Sponsored by Pennsylvania American Water
    Join us for the second webinar in this four-part series celebrating the Delaware River. American Rivers will facilitate a panel discussion on how investments in natural infrastructure are paying off for the health of the Delaware River.

  • Better Gardens, Better Soils

    Virtual

    Learn how you can spend less time weeding, have a productive garden, and improve water quality and soil health in your backyard!

  • [VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] Growing Up WILD Educator Workshop

    Virtual

    This online introductory workshop is designed for college students who are education, science, and/or natural resources majors seeking real-world, resume-building experience in early childhood environmental education.

  • River with riparian forest

    Stream and Buffer Ecology Webinar

    Virtual

    Learn about the links between buffers and stream health, how aquatic insects can guide watershed restoration, buffer planting and establishment basics, the connection between soil health and clean water, strategic choices for restoring riparian corridors, and new research on buffer establishment methods.

  • Flow of Life: 2020 Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture

    Virtual

    Join us from your couch for a screening of a new documentary about Stroud Water Research Center. This exclusive event will include live Q&A with producer and award-winning journalist, Jody Santos.

  • Nighttime photo of a full moon reflected in a stream bordered by trees.

    [CANCELED] Moonlit Stream Stroll

    Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA, United States

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED
    Welcome 2021 with a family-friendly moonlit stroll through the White Clay Creek watershed to learn what happens in our streams during winter.

  • Flow of Life Documentary on WHYY/WDPB

    Did you miss our virtual premiere? Tune in or set your DVR to record this documentary about Stroud Water Research Center when it airs on WHYY/WDPB.

  • A corn field interseeded with a crimson clover and ryegrass cover crop.

    [Webinar Series] Cover Crop Coaching

    Join us for a free four-day webinar series for agriculture professionals and farmers discussing soil health and cover crop strategy and success. Webinars run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST each day.

  • Trail Creek Outfitters 1% for Conservation

    Trail Creek Outfitters’ 1% for Conservation

    Trail Creek Outfitters 487 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

    Trail Creek Outfitters is donating 1% of all February sales, online and at their Glen Eagle store, to the Stroud Center and The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County!

  • Illustration with a farm in the distance and healthy soil with organisms in the foreground

    Advanced Soil Ecology Webinar Series

    This five-part webinar series (March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1) takes a deeper dive into the hidden world of soil microbes.

  • A student performs a water chemistry test near a stream.

    Bug Out for Citizen Science! Girl Scout Cadette Think Like a Citizen Scientist Award Program

    Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA, United States

    Ever wonder what a wriggling stream bug or a water chemistry experiment can tell you about stream health? Local girls and Girl Scout Cadettes (6th-8th grade), get your boots wet for a middle-school-level citizen science stream study at Stroud Water Research Center!

  • Earth Day Celebration

    Join us from anywhere in the world for a webinar exploring the intersection of art and science. And if you’re in southeastern Pennsylvania, join us outside for a volunteer event!

  • White Clay Creek Fest

    Virtual

    The 2021 Creek Fest celebration will be hosted virtually during the entire month of May! There will be a virtual watershed tour in place of the live event.

    Free

  • STREAM Girls Goes Virtual!

    Virtual

    This special COVID-19 hybrid model will blend online instruction with remote activities led by families or troops at home or in nearby nature.

  • Lancaster Water Week

    Hike, bike, paddle, or tune in from home for over 20 events during Lancaster Water Week! Celebrate our waterways and take action to protect them for the future.

  • The Riparian Buffer Arboretum showcases woody species that are proven performers for floodplains.

    Riparian Buffer Mini-Arboretum Tour

    Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA, United States

    In the interest of testing new plants that could further enhance riparian areas, we've planted a wide selection of lesser-known native trees and shrubs, provided by our friends at Octoraro Native Plant Nursery.

    Free

  • Camp Quiet Thunder

    A Brandywine Watershed outdoor adventure, exploration and discovery day camp experience for Chester County youth in grades 4-6.

    $75
  • Dorothea mayfly photo by David H. Funk.

    Taxonomic Certification Opportunity in North Carolina

    Highlands Biological Station 265 N. 6th Street, Highlands, NC, United States

    Taxonomic Certification Program exams will be offered in conjuction with a two-week course, Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies, and Caddisflies (session 1).

  • Illustration with a farm in the distance and healthy soil with organisms in the foreground

    Your Land and Legacy: Resources for Agricultural Landowners

    This free, 1-hour webinar will provide information for non-operating agricultural landowners to enable better planning and coordination with their farm operators to enhance soil health, soil and water conservation, and improved crop productivity.

    Free

  • Be part of the solution to plastic pollution.

    Plastic Free July

    We’re celebrating Plastic Free July by asking everyone to get out and clean up their watershed! Log your hours and the amount of trash you cleaned up to be in the running for fun prizes.

  • Four players vying for the chukka at Brandywine Polo Club.

    Chukkas, Caddisflies, and Chapeaus

    Brandywine Polo Club 232 Polo Road, Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States

    Enjoy an afternoon at one of the oldest polo clubs on the East Coast. Guests will enjoy food, drinks, games, and commentary by experts to learn more about the exciting sport of polo.

    $75 – $400
  • Macroinvertebrates.org

    Macroinvertebrates.org Mini-Walkthrough

    Stroud Water Research Center 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA, United States

    In this in-person mini-walkthrough session, you’ll dive right into the website’s many engaging tools that bring you into the magic of freshwater macroinvertebrates!

    Free
  • Macroinvertebrates.org

    Macroinvertebrates.org Educator Training

    Learn how this open educational resource can support macroinvertebrate identification training with volunteers and students to improve confidence, accuracy, and engagement.

  • A woman kayaks near a stand of bald cypress trees.

    Clean Water Paddle Push

    Grab your paddleboard, canoe, kayak, or inner tube and hit a body of water near you during our second annual celebration of water, the earth’s most vital natural resource.