Stroud Water Research Center
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!
Join us for the final webinar in our four-part series celebrating the Delaware River, with presentations by experts in the policy and science of dam removal.
Ever wonder what a wriggling stream bug or towering sycamore tree can tell you about stream health? Girl Scout Daisies (Kindergarten - 1st grade), get your boots wet for a citizen science stream study at Stroud Water Research Center!
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!
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.
This special COVID-19 hybrid model will blend online instruction with remote activities led by families or troops at home or in nearby nature.
Take a paddle in the present moment, featuring peaceful sounds of the wild, connections to water quality, and time with the Brandywine River.
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.
Join Rodale Institute's Kirsten Pearsons, Ph.D., for a mid-project update on what we have learned so far in the Watershed Impact Trial.
This two-session educator professional development workshop will focus on tools, resources, and ideas that pertain to sustainable choices you and your students can make around food and fiber while using the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) framework.
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.
Students from each of the five counties will participate in two days of activities which will include water sampling, land-use explorations, and a kayak trip.
A Brandywine Watershed outdoor adventure, exploration and discovery day camp experience for Chester County youth in grades 4-6.
This free hybrid training will explore how the Meaningful Watershed Education Experience framework can connect K-12 students to sustainable concepts and Erie County’s local water resources.
Join conservation photographer and scientist Jennifer Adler on an underwater journey as she uses her imagery to communicate science and conservation.
This workshop is intended to help you build your knowledge on how to diagnose and fix problems and keep a standard EnviroDIY Monitoring Station with CTD and turbidity sensors functioning and collecting good data.
Taxonomic Certification Program exams will be offered in conjuction with a two-week course, Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies, and Caddisflies (session 1).
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.
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.
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.
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!
Learn how this open educational resource can support macroinvertebrate identification training with volunteers and students to improve confidence, accuracy, and engagement.
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.
Gain the concepts and competencies necessary to develop a comprehensive, systematic environmental literacy plan to improve environmental literacy for all students.
Please join us for a day of hemp discussion including a fiber and grain field tour and lectures.
New to boating and/or fishing? Join us for a FREE opportunity to learn about canoeing and/or fishing from experts at Stroud Water Research Center, Marsh Creek State Park, and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
This free hybrid training will explore water, waste, sustainability, recycling, and the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) framework to help educators connect K-12 students to sustainable concepts and local water and waste management resources.
Join us for in-field presentations and demonstrations about a soil health study comparing organic, conservation, and conventional farming practices.
Join us for a FREE virtual networking hour to connect and collaborate with local partners on educational opportunities to empower today's girls to become tomorrow's leaders in environmental science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).
Learn from Leaf Pack Network® “superstars” as educators and partners share tips and tricks of engaging students in the Leaf Pack Network.
Taxonomic Certification Program exams will be offered in conjuction with a four-day Aquatic Insect Ecology for Environmental Professionals - Level 2 Workshop.
Help us plant trees for healthy streams! We will be planting trees on approximately three acres along a tributary of Doe Run.
We are looking for volunteers to help us add stone mulch at the base of newly planted trees to protect them from plant competition and ensure survivability.
Join successful grant writers and program officers of funding agencies to increase the success of environmental education and sustainability education grant funding in Pennsylvania.
Did you know that creeping, crawling insects are some of the most SPOOKTACULAR storytellers of our streams? Brownies, get your boots wet this Halloween weekend to earn your Bug Badge!
We will remotely explore the award-winning Growing Up WILD curriculum and learn how to lead Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for little learners!
Are you a K-12 school administrator passionate about supporting watershed education? Become a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Ambassador!
We're bringing the STREAM to the screen during Return of the STREAM Girls, FREE virtual evenings for tweens and teens who previously participated in any STREAM Girls program anywhere in Pennsylvania!
The Wednesday program has been CANCELED due to low interest in the weekday program option. The program will only be offered on Sunday.
Join us for a lecture by Carolyn Finney, Ph.D., a storyteller, author, and cultural geographer deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience.
Tune into Radio Times on NPR as Stroud Water Research Center Senior Scientist John Jackson, Ph.D., discusses the true cost of winter weather road salting.
Join the conversation as WITF “Smart Talk” host Scott LaMar talks with Senior Research Scientist John Jackson, Ph.D., about the trouble with road salt.
Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by joining us for the first episode of the 2022 Science Seminar Series, "What’s In Our Streams and Rivers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
This workshop will focus on tools, resources, and ideas that pertain to climate change impacts and how to improve our choices around freshwater resources while focusing on a very special place on the planet, White Clay Creek watershed.
Join this professional development event to learn about the WikiWatershed Toolkit of resources, specifically Model My Watershed and Monitor My Watershed, to help you accomplish your instructional goals.
Celebrate World Water Day with the unveiling of our new Watershed Education Mobile Lab and FREE freshwater fun for the whole family!
Celebrate Earth Day with Stroud Water Research Center and Victory Brewing Company by helping with spring maintenance tasks on riparian buffer plantings along Buck Run. All ages are welcome!
Join State Rep. Christina Sappey and experts from Stroud Water Research Center for this family-friendly nature walk along White Clay Creek.
Join us for a feature-length documentary about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them.
Need garden inspo, or just want to enjoy nature? Join Stroud Water Research Center at Lancaster’s Native Plant and Wildlife Festival for food, flora, and fun!