Stroud Water Research Center
Come meet our educators, see sample activities, and learn about our boots-in-the water approach to environmental education. Stay for a free science lecture!
Sponsored by Chester County Community Foundation and Exelon Generation
Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters, will discuss how threats to our water future can be ameliorated with bold and concerted action on the part of governments, city leaders, and farmers.
Topics will include dam removal and stream restoration, agriculturebest management practices, and technologies for water quality improvement.
Presented at Jennings Environmental Education Center in Slippery Rock, PA. This workshop is full! To be notified of additional workshops as they are scheduled, please subscribe to our education e-news.
Topics will include stream ecology and links to riparian forests, strategic choices for restoring riparian corridors, buffer restoration and maintenance, and soil health for stream health.
Presented at Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA.
This workshop is full! To be notified of additional workshops as they are scheduled, please subscribe to our education e-news.
Sponsored by Exelon Generation and Trail Creek Outfitters Brands That Give Back
Help us plant streamside forests to protect our watersheds. Groups welcome. Car pooling encouraged. Bring gloves and shovels if you have them!
Model My Watershed offers rapid visualization of watershed data, advanced geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.
This webinar will demonstrate the WikiWatershed toolkit and describe ways that it can be used to support NGSS-ESS implementation.
Sponsored by Solitude Lake Management
Bring your own lunch and join us to learn about this threat. Early detection is vital for the protection of Pennsylvania forests and agriculture.
Sustainable apparel brand, Toad&Co, invites you to come for a beer, meet your neighbors, and learn how you can save the planet. 5% of the purchase price of apparel sold during the Chester County portion of their tour will be donated to the Stroud Center!
A workshop for learning about low-cost, open-source, real-time environmental monitoring systems.
The Leaf Pack Experiment is a fun hands-on research and outreach tool demonstrating how our actions on land impact life in streams and water quality.
Taxonomic certification exams will be offered at the Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Delaware River Basin sensor station users will give short presentations on their questions, challenges, and progress using EnviroDIY sensor stations for monitoring and education.
Sponsored by Millersville University Watershed Education Training Institute
Dr. Ruth Patrick was a visionary ecologist, a champion of environmental protection, and a mentor and inspiration to future scientists for more than seventy years.
Delaware River Basin citizen scientists and professionals will learn about rating curves, discharge and suspended sediment measurements, and storm sample collection.
Taxonomic certification exams will be offered in conjunction with a week-long seminar, “Chironomids: Classification, Morphology, Identification, and Life Cycles,” at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine.
Sorry, this event has been cancelled. We will reschedule in the fall!
Calling all girls and volunteers across eastern Pennsylvania interested joining Girl Scouts! You're invited to come discover what being a Girl Scout is all about by exploring the outdoors.
Teacher Professional Development
Go behind the scenes at Longwood Gardens to learn about the array of careers in horticulture. Visit Longwood's water features, learn about water careers, and participate in Project WET activities.
Teacher Professional Development
Explore Stroud Water Research Center as you learn how to model watersheds and immerse yourself in the world of water chemistry.
Bring your lunch and join us for a review of our scientists’ presentations from the 2019 Society for Freshwater Science annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
Calling all Trout in the Classroom teachers and partners in Pennsylvania! Don't miss this day of professional development and hands-on TIC immersion.
Join Rodale Institute’s researchers and staff to learn about the latest research and visit demonstration stations on the farm. Visit Stroud Center scientists at the soil and water-quality project station!
Taxonomic certification exams will be offered in conjunction with a week-long seminar, “Trichoptera of the Northeast,” at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine.
Presented by Earth Force and supported by NOAA and ee360
Participants will learn how to enhance their environmental education program by engaging students in local environmental policy initiatives and goals.
Presented at Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center in Dauphin, PA.
Are you a school administrator passionate about supporting watershed education? Become a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Ambassador!
This workshop will teach how to manage an EnviroDIY sensor station. We'll visit several sensor stations so that attendees can get first-hand experience.
Taxonomic certification exams will be offered in conjunction with a week-long seminar, “EPT Taxa: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera,” at Eagle Hill Institute in Steuben, Maine.
WEI is like camp for teachers: you’ll be immersed in nature, collect water samples, paddle waterways, reflect and journal on the dock, and much more!
Presented in Partnership with Sultana Education Foundation and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
This workshop will train participants (formal and non-formal educators) to become certified educators in the Project WET 2.0 curriculum. Part of a professional development series that also includes the Educator Watershed and Canoe Workshop on Octoraro Reservoir.
Presented in Partnership with Sultana Education Foundation and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Experience the splendor of a relatively unknown jewel while canoeing the 620-acre Octoraro reservoir. Part of a professional development series that also includes the Project WET Curriculum Educator Training.
Presented at Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center in Dauphin, PA.
This workshop will provide a deep understanding of Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences as vehicles for advancing environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement.
This workshop will introduce expose participants to a range of options in DIY hardware, software, and prototyping systems, highlighting the factors that users should consider when seeking a DIY program to add to their research.
The Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence recognizes an individual or organization who has made invaluable contributions to the world of fresh water. The 2019 recipient is Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands & Waters.
Dr. Sherri Mason will present her lecture, “Perils of Plastics.”
“The world is an interconnected system. This is not just about aquatic animals; it is a significant concern to human health as well.” — Dr. Sherri Mason
Hit the roads to explore the treasures of clean fresh water throughout Chester County! Find clues along the route to find your way to the Finish Line Party.
Enjoy a meal at Sovana Bistro and a portion of your check will benefit our freshwater research, environmental education, and watershed restoration efforts.
This new 100-level workshop will focus on abiotic and biotic stream characteristics in natural, urban, and agricultural settings.
Participants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research done at the Stroud Center. Taking our boots to the stream, we’ll experience hands-on examination of leaf packs with live aquatic macroinvertebrates, including their identification, and take a look at the Leaf Pack Network® website.
Enjoy cocktails at the beautiful and historic Lucky Hill Farm before taking a short hike with Stroud Center scientists to the Stroud Preserve to learn about a six-year project in partnership with the Rodale Institute.
The theme for this user group meeting will be using Monitor My Watershed. All sensor station users in the Delaware River Basin are welcome to attend.
The SAFIT workshop this year will focus on the aquatic Hemiptera/Heteroptera and will be presented by Dan Polhemus of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bring nature into your classroom! This workshop in Millersville, PA, will focus on lessons and activities for environmental education on a middle and secondary level from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks, including activities from the nationally acclaimed Project WILD and Project WET curricula.
Bring nature into your classroom! This workshop in Kutztown, PA, will focus on lessons and activities for environmental education on a middle and high school level from Stroud Water Research Center and Pennsylvania State Parks, including activities from the nationally acclaimed Project WILD and Project WET curricula.
John Jackson, Ph.D., and Lamonte Garber will discuss the health and restoration efforts of Valley Creek and the surrounding watersheds while we enjoy locally made Victory beer.
Workshop will be held at Bald Eagle State Park in Howard, PA
Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement!
Workshop will be held at the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Learn how to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to advance environmental literacy and stewardship while increasing standards-based student achievement!
Starting on Black Friday and continuing through December 31, Patagonia will match all donations made to Stroud Water Research Center through their Patagonia Action Works website!
William Dowell’s documentary images represent the strength of the human spirit as the subjects live with the ebb and flow of the “Gift of Water.”
