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SUMMARY:Creating on the Conestoga: A Plein Air Event
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, August 1\, 2024\, from 3 to 5 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Meet at the S. Broad Street parking lot of the Conestoga Greenway Trail\, 407 S. Broad St.\, Lancaster\, PA 17602\n\n\n\nWho: Seasoned artists\, first-timers\, and friends are welcome.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, but you must RSVP.\n\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center\, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation\, and Curio. Gallery and Creative Supply for a plein air artist’s experience along Conestoga Greenway. Bring your art supplies or Curio. will provide materials for you to use. Enjoy time outside creating in nature. \n\n\n\nStay with us to join the Stroud Center’s lecture at Thaddeus Stevens School of Technology Greiner Campus. Bern Sweeney\, Ph.D.\, will present the story of Ruth Patrick’s historic Conestoga River study. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light refreshments. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nBoth events are free. Please RSVP to the individual events. \n\n\n\nThis event has passed. To be notified of upcoming events\, please subscribe to our freshwater e-news.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/creating-on-the-conestoga-plein-air-event/
LOCATION:Conestoga Greenway Trail Parking Lot\, 407 S. Broad St.\, Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, 17602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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SUMMARY:Celebrating 75 Years: Ruth Patrick and Her Legacy Study of the Conestoga
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, August 1\, 2024. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light refreshments. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology\, Greiner Campus\, 599 Chesapeake Street\, Lancaster\, PA 17602.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, thanks to our sponsor. Please RSVP so we can plan for refreshments.\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special lecture by Bern Sweeney\, Ph.D.\, celebrating Ruth Patrick\, Ph.D.\, and her groundbreaking study of the Conestoga River. Dr. Patrick and a team of scientists sampled 152 sites along the Conestoga in 1948. This was the first time a stream was studied so extensively\, and it helped shape how we study streams and rivers today. 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the study’s publication in 1949.  \n\n\n\nConestoga historian Ben Webber will introduce Bern and set the stage for what happened in and around the Conestoga River before 1948. \n\n\n\nJust added! Join us before the lecture for a plein air artist’s experience along Conestoga Greenway.  \n\n\n\nBoth events are free. Please RSVP to the individual events. \n\n\n\nThis event has passed. To be notified of upcoming events\, please subscribe to our freshwater e-news. \n\n\n\nLecture Sponsored By
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/ruth-patrick-legacy-study-conestoga/
LOCATION:Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology\, Greiner Campus\, 599 Chesapeake St.\, Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, 17602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Learn Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring
DESCRIPTION:What: EnviroDIY Workshop\n\n\n\nWhen: August 13 and 14\, 2024\, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\n\n\n\nAudience: Beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. State and federal agency staff; academic faculty; high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate students; and researchers from environmental NGOs and watershed organizations have attended previous workshops.\n\n\n\nCost: $135 per person.\n\n\n\nRegistration is required and limited to 24 participants.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nEnviroDIY empowers researchers with innovative digital and electronic tools and training that enable cost-effective and customizable environmental measurements. \n\n\n\nThis workshop will help you learn the skills necessary to assemble\, program\, and deploy a water monitoring station\, but with the understanding that the DIY journey has just begun! We can’t cover the wide world of DIY technologies in a single workshop\, but we’ll give you the foundational knowledge and resources to continue learning on your own. \n\n\n\nWhat Will the Workshop Cover?\n\n\n\n\nProgramming electronic data loggers and connecting them to environmental sensors.\n\n\n\nTransmitting data from data loggers to web-based data portals via cellular radio.\n\n\n\nAssembling data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and solar panels into monitoring stations.\n\n\n\nDeploying\, maintaining\, and troubleshooting monitoring stations.\n\n\n\n\nWhat Are the Prerequisites?\n\n\n\nYou should answer yes to all the following questions and be comfortable using spreadsheet software. You don’t need prior computer programming experience. \n\n\n\n\nDo you need more customized or less expensive monitoring equipment than commercial vendors provide?\n\n\n\nDo you enjoy learning hands-on electronic skills\, computer coding\, and web-based tools?\n\n\n\nAre you motivated to continue learning DIY skills using internet resources?\n\n\n\nCan you accommodate the extra work required for DIY versus commercially available products?\n\n\n\n\nWhat Do I Need to Bring?\n\n\n\nWe loan attendees all the electronics and hardware needed to follow the classroom curriculum. You should wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking trails along White Clay Creek. Lunch will be provided. \n\n\n\nWhat Should I Expect From the Workshop?\n\n\n\n\nYou’ll get hands-on experience using data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and laptop computers.\n\n\n\nYou’ll work in groups of two to program and assemble the provided electronic hardware.\n\n\n\nYou’ll learn how to find and use online resources after the workshop.\n\n\n\n\nWhat Should I Not Expect From the Workshop?\n\n\n\n\nYou won’t get one-on-one support from the Stroud Center after the workshop. We can’t guarantee your ability to monitor exactly where or how you want.\n\n\n\nYou won’t be an expert on DIY electronics after the workshop.\n\n\n\nYou won’t learn how to make or fix sensors.\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nTuesday\, August 13\, 2024\n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.Arrival9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.Welcome and introduction to do-it-yourself technologies9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.Arduino Interactive Development Environment and the Mayfly Data Logger**10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.Break10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.Simple sensors12 p.m. to 1 p.m.Lunch (provided: hoagies*\, chips\, fruit\, and drinks); overview of the Stroud Center1 p.m. to 2 p.m.Sensors\, power\, and communication protocols2 p.m. to 3 p.m.Data logging and data telemetry using cellular radio3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Break3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.Assemble\, program\, and deploy temperature\, conductivity\, and depth monitoring stations5 to 5:30 p.m.Optional activities: Configure your laptop for the Mayfly and Arduino Interactive Development Environment or take a tour of the Stroud Center\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 14\, 2024       \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.Arrival9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.Retrieve monitoring stations\, explore the data\, and learn about data quality assurance10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Break10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.Using the Modular Sensors code repository to customize data logger configurations12 p.m. to 1 p.m.Lunch (provided: sandwiches*\, salads\, and drinks)1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Outdoor demonstration of monitoring station deployment best practices3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.Break4 p.m. to 5 p.m.Questions and answers; open discussion5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Optional: Tour of the Stroud Center\n\n\n\n*A selection of vegetarian\, turkey\, and ham sandwiches will be available.**Attendees will be provided with laptop computers and the electronic hardware needed for workshop exercises. \n\n\n\nInstructors\n\n\n\n\nShannon Hicks\, research engineer\, Stroud Water Research Center.\n\n\n\nScott Ensign\, assistant director\, vice president\, and research scientist\, Stroud Water Research Center.\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email the instructors.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/learn-diy-electronics-for-environmental-monitoring/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Catch the Rain Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, August 13\, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\n\n\n\nAudience: Property owners in White Clay Creek watershed.\n\n\n\nCost: Free. Registration is required.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn more about the Catch the Rain Program and explore the Stroud Center campus as we discuss conservation practices focusing on rain gardens using native plants.  \n\n\n\nLearn how rain gardens improve water quality\, reduce flooding\, recharge wells\, filter pollutants\, reduce summer heat\, and keep our water clean. \n\n\n\nGain tools to analyze your property\, assess stormwater runoff\, and select appropriate native plants. \n\n\n\nPresented by
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/catch-the-rain-workshop/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Slimy Leaves for Healthy Streams: A Leaf Pack Network Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, September 14\, 2024\, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311Audience: Middle and high school teachers\, environmental educators\, and anyone interested in community science.Cost: Free! Registration is required\, see the instructions below. Please bring a lunch. \n\n\n\nHow Can Clumps of Slimy Leaves Spark Stream Exploration?\n\n\n\nThe Leaf Pack Network® is a fun\, hands-on research and outreach tool for people of all ages that demonstrates how our actions on land impact life in streams and water quality. The Leaf Pack Network promotes inquiry-based interdisciplinary watershed education. It teaches diverse audiences to conduct experiments\, gather ecological data\, explore food webs\, learn classification skills\, use technology to share data\, compare data with other communities’ data\, and apply that information to protect local watersheds. \n\n\n\nJoin Us at Our Workshop and We’ll Show You How!\n\n\n\nParticipants will receive an overview of stream ecology and watershed concepts based on research at Stroud Water Research Center. Taking our boots to the stream\, we’ll examine leaf packs with live aquatic macroinvertebrates\, identify them\, and explore the Leaf Pack Network website. \n\n\n\nLeaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit\n\n\n\nAt the workshop\, you will receive: \n\n\n\n\nLeaf Pack Stream Ecology Kit give-aways!\n\n\n\nTour of the Stroud Center’s research labs and LEED-Platinum-certified building\n\n\n\nHands-on experience deploying and retrieving leaf packs from the stream\n\n\n\nTraining in macroinvertebrate ID\n\n\n\nFUN teaching techniques to bring to your classes!\n\n\n\nCertificate of participation (volunteer hours or towards teacher professional development credits)
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/leaf-pack-workshop-2024/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brandywine Paddling Expedition
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, September 14\, 2024\, from 12 to 5 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Brandywine Park\, 1080 N. Park Drive\, Wilmington\, DE 19802\n\n\n\nCost: Free.\n\n\n\n\nJoin Stroud Water Research Center educators for educational activities in Brandywine Park followed by a paddle to the confluence of the Brandywine and Christina rivers. Beginning paddlers are welcome!  \n\n\n\nBrandywine Paddling Expedition activities run from Thursday\, September 12 through Saturday\, September 14. Invitees can participate in any or all of the programming and are encouraged to spread the word among colleagues\, local school administrators\, and teachers!  \n\n\n\nFor more information and to RSVP\, email Ronnie Vesnaver at ronnie@upstreamalliance.org.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/brandywine-paddling-expedition/
LOCATION:Brandywine Park\, 1080 N. Park Drive\, Wilmington\, DE\, 19802\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Water’s Edge Gala and Presentation of the 2024 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
DESCRIPTION:The Water’s Edge gala brings together business leaders in the community\, supporters of Stroud Water Research Center\, and experts in the world of fresh water. During this event\, the Stroud Center recognizes an individual or organization that has made invaluable contributions to the world of fresh water or environmental conservation and presents them with the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence.  \n\n\n\nThe 2024 SAFE Award will be presented to American fisherman and award-winning author Paul Greenberg. \n\n\n\n\nDate and time: Thursday\, September 19\, 2024.\n\n6:30 p.m. Registration and cocktails.\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m. Lecture and award presentation.\n\n\n\n8 p.m. Dinner.\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library\, 5105 Kennett Pike\, Winterthur\, DE 19375.\n\n\n\n\nThe Water’s Edge is the Stroud Center’s annual signature event. It honors the achievements of the award recipient while supporting the Stroud Center’s ongoing efforts as a global leader in freshwater research\, environmental education\, and watershed restoration. \n\n\n\nThanks to Our Sponsors\n\n\n\nLead Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue Yak Foundation \n\n\n\nBrown Brothers Harriman Trust Company of Delaware\, N.A. \n\n\n\nFresh Start Development Company \n\n\n\nLandhope Farms \n\n\n\nThe Moorhead Family Foundation \n\n\n\nMeg and Dick Hayne \n\n\n\nWilmington Trust \n\n\n\nMr. & Mrs. D. Scott Wisman \n\n\n\n\n\nKey Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\nFranny and Franny Abbott \n\n\n\nBNY Wealth \n\n\n\nBrown Advisory \n\n\n\nCommunications Test Design\, Inc. \n\n\n\nPhoebe Driscoll \n\n\n\nHankin Group \n\n\n\nHerr Foods\, Inc. \n\n\n\nGlatfelter Insurance Group \n\n\n\n\n\nFair Play Foundation \n\n\n\nJohnston Family Charitable Trust \n\n\n\nMrs. Michael Matz \n\n\n\nMr. and Mrs. Michael Moran \n\n\n\nRunnymede Sanctuary \n\n\n\nMr. and Mrs. Stephen Stroud \n\n\n\nW.A. Speakman Family Foundation \n\n\n\nCarol Ware\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2024 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence Recipient: Paul Greenberg\n\n\n\nHighlighting Global Sustainability Through Fisheries\n\n\n\nFirst learning to fish with his father at the age of five\, Paul Greenberg is a lifelong fisherman and has taken his love for fishing to pen. His writing helps readers escape screens and find balance on the planet. \n\n\n\nGreenberg has written six books\, including The New York Times Best Seller and Notable Book\, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. He has received a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature\, a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation\, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship\, and many other grants and awards. He has also written for National Geographic Magazine\, GQ\, The Times (of London)\, and Vogue\, and he lectures on seafood and the environment around the world. \n\n\n\nHe is the writer-in-residence of the Safina Center and regularly contributes to academia. He is an adjunct professor at New York University’s Animal Studies Program in Manhattan and is a visiting scholar at the University of Washington’s Ocean Nexus Center. \n\n\n\nPrevious speakers and award winners have included luminaries such as Jane Goodall\, Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling\, American Rivers and its president\, Bob Irvin\, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco\, Alexandra Cousteau\, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\, among others.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/waters-edge-2024/
LOCATION:Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library\, 5105 Kennett Pike\, Winterthur\, DE\, 19735
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Mapping MWEEs in Pennsylvania's STEELS Standards
DESCRIPTION:When: Monday\, October 28\, 2024\, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch.\n\n\n\nCredits: Six Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\n\nDress comfortably and for the weather. The event is rain or shine. \n\n\n\nJoin us at Stroud Water Research Center\, where we will examine the Pennsylvania Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Environmental Literacy\, and Sustainability (STEELS) K–12 Standards\, with a focus on the environmental literacy and sustainability standards.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll explore identifying natural phenomena\, shifts in practices\, and cross-cutting concepts specific to STEELS. Participants will engage in outdoor learning experiences and leverage these experiences for their own Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) project. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please contact Steve Kerlin or Diana Potts. \n\n\n\nPresented By:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis material is based upon work supported by NOAA Grant No. NA22NMF4570318. Any opinions\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/mapping-mwees-new-standards/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Healthy Streams Through an Ecosystem Lens
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, November 12\, 2024. Doors open for light refreshments at 6 p.m.\, and the lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.Where: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.Cost: Free\, thanks to our sponsor\, Pennsylvania American Water. Please RSVP to help us plan for refreshments. \n\n\n\nCurious about the good\, the bad\, and the ugly of ecosystem ecology? Join Marc Peipoch\, Ph.D.\, associate research scientist and principal investigator of the Ecosystem Ecology Group\, as he describes the hallmarks of healthy\, well-functioning stream ecosystems and how streams respond to a variety of land uses and pollutants. \n\n\n\nPresented by:
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/healthy-streams-through-an-ecosystem-lens-2/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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SUMMARY:Winter Salt Week
DESCRIPTION:January 27–31 is Winter Salt Week\, a multistate effort to raise awareness about the harms of road salt. Stroud Water Research Center is leading the charge in the mid-Atlantic region\, helping dozens of organizations sample streams and tell the story of road salt in their communities.  \n\n\n\nVirtual Opportunities\n\n\n\nClick the image to download the poster.\n\n\n\nWinter Salt Week and its partner organizations will offer live streams to raise awareness about salt pollution and solutions to reduce it. \n\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 27\, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET. “An Eye on Salt Pollution\,” presented by Abby Hileman.\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 28\, 1:30 p.m. ET. “Dilution is NOT the solution\,” presented by Jess Hua.\n\n\n\nWednesday\, January 29\, various sessions. Public works perspectives presented by state and local agency staff from Maine\, Maryland\, Michigan\, Minnesota\, New Jersey\, New Hampshire\, Virginia\, and Wisconsin.\n\n\n\nThursday\, January 31\, 1:30 p.m. ET. Policy Solutions Panel. A 30-minute lightning round of presentations followed by Q&A.\n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Opportunities\n\n\n\nOn January 31\, organizations throughout the Delaware River watershed and beyond will host stream sampling events for community scientists and volunteers to collect chloride and conductivity data in what scientists call a synoptic sampling event or salt snapshot. Stroud Center scientists will use the snapshot data to produce a high-resolution map of salt concentrations in regional streams. The data map will be available at stroudcenter.org/salt following the event. \n\n\n\nWinter Salt Stream Snapshot in West Chester\, Pa.\n\n\n\nPresented by Stroud Water Research Center in partnership with West Chester University and the Borough of West Chester \n\n\n\n\nWhen: Friday\, January 31\, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Borough Hall\, 401 E Gay St\, West Chester\, PA 19380.\n\n\n\nContact: Jennifer Merrill\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\n\nJoin our salt snapshot initiative to collect as many stream water samples as possible in one day! Bring in samples from your favorite creeks and streams; they will contribute to an interactive map of salt pollution. \n\n\n\n\nCollect about two cups of water in a clean container for each sample.\n\n\n\nNote your sampling location as precisely as possible by dropping a pin in a mapping app on your phone.\n\n\n\nBring your samples to Borough Hall between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Salt Snapshots Open to the Public\n\n\n\nPlease contact the organizers for more information. \n\n\n\nOrganizationTime (Friday\, January 31)WatershedMeetup LocationValley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Valley CreekPending – East Whiteland Township Building\, 209 Conestoga Rd\, Frazer\, PA 19355Newlin Grist Mill10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Chester CreekNewlin Grist Mill Visitor Center\, 219 S. Cheyney Road Glen Mills\, PA 19342Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed Association1 to 5 p.m.Chartiers CreekMondays Brewing Company\, 1055 Waterdam Plaza Dr\, McMurray\, PA 15317\n\n\n\nVisit the Winter Salt Week website for a multistate list of events.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/winter-salt-week/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T193000
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SUMMARY:Winter Salt Stream Snapshot Wrap-Up
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, February 26\, 2025. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light refreshments and hands-on activities. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. A virtual option will be available to registrants beginning at 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\n\n\n\nAudience: Anyone interested in learning about and protecting fresh water.\n\n\n\nCost: Free. Registration is required.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for this event has closed. \n\n\n\nOver three days in late January 2025\, more than 300 volunteers braved the winter weather to collect stream water samples from nearly 600 locations. The data provide a fascinating and daunting picture of where excess road salt use is going. \n\n\n\nJoin us to hear the results\, participate in the discussion\, and learn ways you can help keep our fresh water … fresh!
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/winter-salt-stream-snapshot-wrap-up/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250307T213607Z
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SUMMARY:WATER/ROOTS: Assessing and Supporting Stream Health
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, March 18\, 2025. Come at 6:30 p.m. to discover live macroinvertebrates from White Clay Creek! Presentation begins at 7 p.m. \n\n\n\nWhere: The auditorium at Kennett Library\, 320 E. State St.\, Kennett Square\, PA 19348\n\n\n\nCost: Free. Registration is required. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nWATER/ROOTS is Kennett Library’s Environmental Lecture Series theme for 2025\, investigating aspects of water in our daily lives and beyond. Join us on March 18 for Assessing and Supporting Stream Health with Scott H. Ensign\, Ph.D.\, assistant director\, vice president\, and research scientist at Stroud Water Research Center. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnsign is an ecosystem ecologist working to discover how plants\, animals\, and microbes interact within rivers and how the results of those processes influence how people and society interact with rivers. In collaboration with his colleagues\, he makes biogeochemical measurements\, performs experiments\, and interprets results using statistical models and analysis.  \n\n\n\nEnsign is particularly interested in developing new measurement technologies for aquatic environments\, exploring how sea level rise affects rivers\, and implementing conservation techniques that improve ecological conditions and the utility people derive from freshwater ecosystems.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/water-roots-assessing-and-supporting-stream-health/
LOCATION:Kennett Library\, 320 E. State Street\, Kennett Square\, Pennsylvania\, 19348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250218T185812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T213856Z
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SUMMARY:Ecological Solutions to Managing Stormwater on Your Property
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, April 2\, 2025. Doors open at 6 p.m. Presentation at 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA.\n\n\n\nCost: Free. Please RSVP so we can plan refreshments.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an informative and practical session on managing stormwater on your property. In a presentation by Green Weaver Landscapes\, you’ll learn how to implement ecological\, low-impact solutions that can help reduce flooding\, prevent erosion\, and improve water quality — all while enhancing the beauty of your landscape. \n\n\n\nDiscover simple yet effective techniques\, such as rain gardens and native plantings\, that work with nature to manage stormwater\, protect the environment\, and boost your property’s value. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a homeowner or a landscaper\, you’ll leave with the knowledge and tools to positively impact your property and community. Don’t miss out — discover how to make stormwater work for you! \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Jessica Provinski.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/ecological-solutions-to-managing-stormwater-on-your-property/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250218T194451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T194723Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Across the Sciences
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, April 24\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nAudience: K-12 classroom teachers\, administrators and curriculum designers\, preservice teachers\, and nonformal educators.\n\n\n\nCredits: Six Act 48 continuing education hours will be provided for Pa. Certified Teachers.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch.\n\n\n\nMWEE Designation: MWEE Introduction.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nIn this hands-on workshop\, explore the connections between Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) and key science disciplines\, chemistry\, physics\, and biology. The day will begin with an in-depth introduction to MWEEs\, followed by multiple outdoor learning experiences highlighting real-world applications of scientific concepts in watershed education. \n\n\n\nParticipants will also learn about local environmental issues and how they can be integrated into student investigations. With Pennsylvania’s STEELS Standards taking effect next year\, this workshop will provide valuable strategies for incorporating three-dimensional learning into your science curriculum. Lunch and time to reflect on the day’s experiences will be provided. \n\n\n\nPresented in Partnership With
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/connecting-meaningful-watershed-educational-experiences-across-the-sciences/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T173000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250115T212136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T174358Z
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SUMMARY:Willowdale Steeplechase
DESCRIPTION:Photo courtesy of Willowdale Steeplechase\n\n\n\nWhen: Saturday\, May 10\, 2025. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 5:30 p.m.Where: 101 E. Street Road\, Kennett Square\, PA 19348. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re a horse enthusiast or like spending a fun day with family and friends in the beautiful countryside\, it’s time to make plans for the Willowdale Steeplechase!The Willowdale Steeplechase is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization raising funds for Stroud Water Research Center and Penn Vet New Bolton Center.Be sure to visit our booth in Kids’ Alley\, and don’t forget to check out the antique cars! \n\n\n\nFor complete details and ticket information\, visit the Willowdale Steeplechase website.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/willowdale-steeplechase/
LOCATION:Willowdale Steeplechase\, 101 E. Street Road\, Kennett Square\, Pennsylvania\, 19348
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20240424T150726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T173437Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Silent Auction Fore Fresh Water
DESCRIPTION:When: The auction opens on Friday\, May 16\, at 4 p.m. and closes on Tuesday\, May 20\, at 7 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Online.\n\n\n\n\n\nView Auction Items\n\n\n\n\nFor more than 50 years\, Stroud Water Research Center has focused exclusively on fresh water\, leading freshwater science and defining today’s approach to ecosystem research and restoration.  \n\n\n\nSupport our work by bidding in our Fore Fresh Water Golf Outing silent auction. From jewelry to great adventures\, we’ve got you covered! All proceeds directly impact the Stroud Center’s work regionally\, nationally\, and globally. Thank you! \n\n\n\nCheck back frequently. More items will be added daily until the auction begins on Friday! \n\n\n\nSponsored By
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/virtual-silent-auction/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Provinski":MAILTO:jprovinski@stroudcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250320T171606Z
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SUMMARY:Learn Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring
DESCRIPTION:What: EnviroDIY Workshop\n\n\n\nWhen: May 20 and 21\, 2025\, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311\n\n\n\nAudience: Beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. State and federal agency staff; academic faculty; high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate students; and researchers from environmental NGOs and watershed organizations have attended previous workshops.\n\n\n\nCost: $135 per person. Registration is limited to 24.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister on EnviroDIY.org\n\n\n\n\nEnviroDIY empowers researchers with innovative digital and electronic tools and training that enable cost-effective and customizable environmental measurements. This workshop is appropriate for beginners and those with intermediate experience programming data loggers and using environmental monitoring equipment. Topics include: \n\n\n\n\nProgramming electronic data loggers and connection with environmental sensors.\n\n\n\nTransmission of data from data loggers to web-based data portals via cellular radio.\n\n\n\nAssembling data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and solar panels into monitoring stations.\n\n\n\nDeploying\, maintaining\, and troubleshooting monitoring stations.\n\n\n\n\nAttendees will acquire the skills necessary to assemble\, program\, and deploy a water monitoring station\, but with the understanding that the DIY journey has just begun! We can’t cover the wide world of DIY technologies in a single workshop\, but we’ll give you the foundational knowledge and resources to continue learning on your own. \n\n\n\nIs EnviroDIY Right for Me?\n\n\n\n\nDo you need more customized or less expensive monitoring equipment than commercial vendors provide?\n\n\n\nDo you enjoy learning hands-on electronic skills\, computer coding\, and web-based tools?\n\n\n\nAre you motivated to continue learning DIY skills on your own using internet resources?\n\n\n\nCan you accommodate the extra work required for DIY versus commercially-available products?\n\n\n\n\nWhat Are the Prerequisites?\n\n\n\nWorkshop attendees should answer yes to all of the “Is EnviroDIY right for me?” questions above and be comfortable using spreadsheet software. No prior computer programming experience is required. \n\n\n\nWho Attends EnviroDIY workshops?\n\n\n\nMost of our previous attendees have been state and federal agency staff\, academic faculty\, students (high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate)\, and researchers from environmental NGOs and watershed organizations. \n\n\n\nWhat Do I Need to Bring?\n\n\n\nWe loan attendees all the electronics and hardware needed to follow the classroom curriculum. Attendees should wear comfortable clothes and shoes for walking trails alongside White Clay Creek. Lunches will be provided. \n\n\n\nWhat Should I Expect from the Workshop?\n\n\n\n\nYou should expect hands-on experience using data loggers\, sensors\, cellular radios\, and laptop computers. \n\n\n\nYou should expect to work in pairs to program and assemble the provided electronic hardware. \n\n\n\nYou should expect instructions on how to find and use online resources on your own after the workshop.\n\n\n\n\nWhat Should I Not Expect from the Workshop?\n\n\n\n\nYou should not expect one-on-one support from the Stroud Center after the workshop. We can’t guarantee your ability to monitor precisely where or how you want. \n\n\n\nYou should not expect to be an expert on DIY electronics at the conclusion of the workshop. \n\n\n\nYou should not expect instructions on how to make or fix sensors.\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 20\, 2025\n\n\n\n8:30 to 9 a.m.Arrival9 to 9:15 a.m.Welcome and introduction to do-it-yourself technologies9:15 to 10:15 a.m.Arduino Interactive Development Environment and the Mayfly Data Logger**10:15 to 10:30 a.m.Break10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.Simple sensors12 to 1 p.m.Lunch (provided: hoagies*\, chips\, fruit\, and drinks); overview of Stroud Water Research Center1 to 2 p.m.Sensors\, power\, and communication protocols2 to 3 p.m.Data logging and data telemetry using cellular radio3 to 3:30 p.m.Break3:30 to p.m.Assemble\, program\, and deploy temperature\, conductivity\, and depth monitoring stations5 to 5:30 p.m.Optional: Configure a  personal laptop for Mayfly and Arduino Interactive Development Environment5 to 5:30 p.m.Optional: Tour Stroud Water Research Center\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 21\, 2025\n\n\n\n8:30 to 9 a.mArrival9 to 10:30 a.m.Retrieve monitoring stations\, explore and QA the data10:30 to 10:45 a.m.Break10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.Using the Modular Sensors code repository to customize data logger configurations12 to 1 p.m.Lunch (provided: sandwiches*\, salads\, and drinks)1 to 3:30 p.m.Outdoor demonstration of monitoring station deployment best practices3:30 to 4 p.m.Break4 to 5 p.m.Questions and answers; open discussion5 to 5:30 p.m.Optional: Tour Stroud Water Research Center\n\n\n\n*A selection of vegetarian\, turkey\, and ham sandwiches will be available.**Attendees will be provided with laptop computers and all electronic hardware needed for all exercises. \n\n\n\nInstructors\n\n\n\n\nShannon Hicks\, research engineer\, Stroud Water Research Center.\n\n\n\nScott Ensign\, assistant director\, vice president\, and research scientist\, Stroud Water Research Center.\n\n\n\n\nLodgings\n\n\n\nWorkshop attendees are responsible for reserving and paying for their lodging. The closest hotel to Stroud Water Research Center is the Fairfield Inn & Suites Kennett Square Brandywine Valley\, 719 East Baltimore Pike\, Kennett Square\, Pennsylvania\, USA\, 19348\, 1-888-236-2427.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/learn-do-it-yourself-electronics-for-environmental-monitoring/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250630T235900
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SUMMARY:Watermark Watershed Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Stroud Water Research Center is pleased to partner with Xylem again this June for the Watermark Watershed Challenge. You can join us!  \n\n\n\nPlay Watershed Bingo\n\n\n\nDownload a Watershed Bingo Challenge card\, complete three squares in a row\, submit your results\, and Xylem will donate $10 to the Stroud Center. Complete the entire board and you’ll be entered into a raffle to activate a $500 donation to us! \n\n\n\nWebinar\n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging session in support of Xylem Watermark’s Protect Your Watershed Challenge\, spotlighting how we can all contribute to watershed protection. Learn from Stroud Water Research Center Assistant Director Scott Ensign\, Ph.D.\, as he introduces Model My Watershed\, a powerful tool that helps you track human impacts on your local watershed. You’ll also discover practical steps you can take to reduce your footprint and improve water quality in your community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2024 Webinar Recordings\n\n\n\nIf you missed last year’s Xylem webinars\, you can view the recordings here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nXylem is a global water technology provider helping customers solve the world’s toughest water challenges across utility\, industrial\, commercial\, and residential markets worldwide. Watermark is Xylem’s corporate social responsibility program\, which provides education and equitable access to safe water and sanitation to support healthy lives and help build resilient communities.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/watermark-watershed-challenge/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250521T142022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T143121Z
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SUMMARY:Stream and Buffer Ecology Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, June 3\, 2025\, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nAudience: Conservation professionals and decision-makers involved in forested buffers and/or watershed restoration.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch. \n\n\n\nRegistration: Contact Rebecca at 610-883-0355 or rduczkowski@stroudcenter.org and indicate any dietary preferences for lunch.\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for expert insights on stream ecology\, threats to freshwater ecosystems\, and the role of riparian forests in restoring them. Please dress for the weather\, as there will be a creekside walk. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n8:45 a.m.Refreshments and welcome.9 a.m.“Stream Ecology and Riparian Forests\,” Stroud Center Watershed Restoration Manager David Wise.10 a.m.“The Stroud Center’s Approach to Forested Buffer Establishment\,” Stroud Center Watershed Restoration Coordinator Lamonte Garber.11:15 a.m.Adjourn. An optional 45-minute tour of the 80-year-old forested reach on White Clay Creek may be offered.12:15 p.m.Lunch provided by the Stroud Center.12:45 p.m.Tour of the meadow and reforested reaches of White Clay Creek.2 p.m.Breakout options: “Streams\, Stressors\, and Strategies for Recovery\,” Stroud Center Director of Watershed Restoration Matt Ehrhart. “Soil Health Concepts and Connections to Stream Health\,” Stroud Center Soil Health Coordinator Lisa Blazure.3 p.m.Adjourn. An optional tour of the 80-year-old forested reach on White Clay Creek may be offered. Approximately 45 minutes.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/stream-and-buffer-ecology-workshop/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T150000
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SUMMARY:Stream and Buffer Ecology Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, June 3\, 2025\, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nAudience: Conservation professionals and decision-makers involved in forested buffers and/or watershed restoration.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch. \n\n\n\nRegistration: Contact Rebecca at 610-883-0355 or rduczkowski@stroudcenter.org and indicate any dietary preferences for lunch.\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for expert insights on stream ecology\, threats to freshwater ecosystems\, and the role of riparian forests in restoring them. Please dress for the weather\, as there will be a creekside walk. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n8:45 a.m.Refreshments and welcome.9 a.m.“Stream Ecology and Riparian Forests\,” Stroud Center Watershed Restoration Manager David Wise.10 a.m.“The Stroud Center’s Approach to Forested Buffer Establishment\,” Stroud Center Watershed Restoration Coordinator Lamonte Garber.11:15 a.m.Breakout options:\n“Forest Ecology and Riparian Reforestation\,” Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Senior Forest Projects Manager Ryan Davis. \n“Road Salt Usage as a Threat to Built Infrastructure and Water Resources\,” Stroud Center Senior Research Scientist John Jackson\, Ph.D.\n12:15 p.m.Lunch provided by the Stroud Center.12:45 p.m.Tour of the meadow and reforested reaches of White Clay Creek.2 p.m.“Pollinators and Forested Buffers\,” Ryan Davis.3 p.m.Adjourn. An optional tour of the 80-year-old forested reach on White Clay Creek may be offered. Approximately 45 minutes.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/stream-and-buffer-ecology-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250521T140013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T140054Z
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SUMMARY:Macroinvertebrate Discovery Tank Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, June 4\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: 950 Winslow Hill Road\, Benezette\, PA 15821.\n\n\n\nAudience: Formal educators (classroom teachers\, administrators\, etc.) and nonformal educators (naturalists\, environmental educators\, conservation districts\, etc.).\n\n\n\nAct 48: Up to 5.5 hours.\n\n\n\nCost: FREE\, including lunch.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is limited\, and the deadline is Monday\, May 5\, 2025\, at 4 p.m. Email watershed@elkconservationdistrict.com for the registration link. \n\n\n\nCalling All Educators!\n\n\n\nGetting students to experience a stream study with live macroinvertebrates can be challenging when you factor in travel time and short class periods.  \n\n\n\nStroud Water Research Center has a solution for you: our DIY Macroinvertebrate Discovery Tank. It’s an exciting and accessible teaching tool for K–12 students and public audiences to examine freshwater biology. The tank provides a short-term environment for stream critters that you can set up at your school or another location. \n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, you will: \n\n\n\n\nGet hands-on experience with a Stroud Center–designed aquatic macroinvertebrate discovery tank. From setup to takedown\, you’ll learn how to make stream lessons more accessible.\n\n\n\nDiscover resources to support your use of a discovery tank as a teaching tool and activities on aquatic macroinvertebrates for K–12 students and public audiences.\n\n\n\nUnderstand how the discovery tank experience works with Pennsylvania’s STEELS standards and NOAA’s Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience framework.\n\n\n\n\n We’ll spend our time indoors and outside at our research stream. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions\, experience this learning tool for yourself\, and plan where it can be used to serve your audiences. Up to 5.5 Act 48 hours will be provided for Pa.-certified teachers.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/macroinvertebrate-discovery-tank-workshop/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
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SUMMARY:From the Sky to the Stream — Who Benefits From Your Forested Buffer?
DESCRIPTION:Photo: American kestrel by Wielding Pixels\, CC BY 2.0\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Tuesday\, June 10\, 2025. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a reception. Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Groff Store House at Mascot: 443 Newport Road\, Ronks\, PA 17572.\n\n\n\nCost: This event is free to attend. Please RSVP so we can plan for refreshments.\n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Jessica Provinski.\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nJoin staff from Stroud Water Research Center and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to hear about a local initiative to pair raptor conservation with watershed restoration. Local farmers planting forested buffers aren’t just improving streams — they’re creating critical wildlife habitat. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of Lancaster Water Week\, an annual celebration of the 1\,400 miles of waterways in Lancaster County\, Pa. Learn\, celebrate\, and take action at dozens of events hosted by the incredible partners and organizations working to clean up and care for our streams and rivers!
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/who-benefits-from-buffers/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250505T210522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T202123Z
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SUMMARY:Shall We Gather at the River: A Night of Singing in Community
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Diana Oviedo\n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 11\, 2025\, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.Where: Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster\, 328 West Orange Street\, Lancaster\, PA 17603. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, but please RSVP.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now\n\n\n\n\nImmerse yourself in a night of hymns\, songs\, and spirituals that celebrate the life-giving power of water through beautiful imagery of rivers\, streams\, and renewal. Whether you’re moved by the music or the imagery\, it’s a night of reflection\, community\, and uplifting melodies open to all hosted by Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster\, Stroud Water Research Center\, and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of Lancaster Water Week\, an annual celebration of the 1\,400 miles of waterways in Lancaster County\, Pa. Learn\, celebrate\, and take action at dozens of events hosted by the incredible partners and organizations working to clean up and care for our streams and rivers!
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/shall-we-gather-at-the-river/
LOCATION:Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster\, 328 West Orange Street\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250521T145426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T145428Z
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SUMMARY:Watershed Restoration Workshop
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, June 12\, 2025\, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA 19311.\n\n\n\nAudience: Conservation professionals and decision-makers involved in forested buffers and/or watershed restoration.\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, including lunch.\n\n\n\nRegistration: Contact Rebecca at 610-883-0355 or rduczkowski@stroudcenter.org and indicate any dietary preferences for lunch.\n\n\n\n\nDiscover science-backed strategies that help stream ecosystems recover from degradation. Please dress for the weather\, as there may be a creekside walk. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n8:45 a.m.Refreshments and welcome.9 a.m.“Streams\, Stressors\, and Strategies for Recovery\,” Stroud Center Director of Watershed Restoration Matt Ehrhart.10 a.m.“Aggregating Farm Conservation for Watershed Scale Restoration\,” Stroud Center Watershed Restoration Coordinator Lamonte Garber.11 a.m.Break/refreshments.11:15 a.m.“Long-Term Research on Environmental Biology of White Clay Creek\,” Stroud Center Senior Research Scientist John Jackson\, Ph.D.12:15 p.m.Lunch provided by the Stroud Center.1 p.m.“Monitoring Stream Response in a Headwaters Catchment Following Whole-Farm Conservation System Implementation on All Farms\,” Stroud Center Assistant Research Scientist Diana Oviedo-Vargas\, Ph.D.\, and Stroud Center Watershed Restoration Coordinator Lamonte Garber. 2 p.m.“Road Salt Usage as a Threat to Built Infrastructure and Water Resources\,” John Jackson\, Ph.D.3 p.m.Adjourn. An optional tour of the 80-year-old forested reach on White Clay Creek may be offered. Approximately 45 minutes.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/watershed-restoration-workshop/
LOCATION:Stroud Water Research Center\, 970 Spencer Road\, Avondale\, PA\, 19311\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250725T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250509T174405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T154617Z
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SUMMARY:Chukkas for Clean Water Polo Benefit
DESCRIPTION:Credit: Elizabeth Hedley\, Brandwine Polo Club.\n\n\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening of polo benefiting freshwater research\, education\, and watershed restoration. Bring a picnic\, invite your friends\, and experience the family-friendly fun that polo has to offer. \n\n\n\n\nWhen: Friday\, July 25\, 2025. Gates open at 4 p.m. Match starts at 5:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Brandywine Polo Club\, 232 Polo Road\, Toughkenamon\, PA 19374.\n\n\n\nCost: $15 per person in advance (online or at Landhope Farms in Unionville); $20 per person at the gate.\n\n\n\n\nTicket proceeds directly benefit Stroud Water Research Center’s work. \n\n\n\nYou are welcome to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating on the polo lawn. Dress fancy or not — Brandywine Polo is a casual club that welcomes all. \n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/chukkas-for-clean-water-polo-benefit/
LOCATION:Brandywine Polo Club\, 232 Polo Road\, Toughkenamon\, Pennsylvania\, 19374\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250801T154151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T161623Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger Angler Program
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, August 9\, 2025\, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: White Clay Creek Preserve Office\, 405 Sharpless Road\, Landenberg\, PA 19350.\n\n\n\nAudience: Families interested in learning to fish together.\n\n\n\nCost: Free!\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this exciting kick-off event full of fishy fun for the whole family! For the first time\, the White Clay Creek is getting its very own Junior Ranger Angler program. Similar to the Junior Ranger programs at National Parks\, this Junior Ranger Angler program will offer a booklet all about fishing with a few special pages specific to the White Clay Creek watershed.  \n\n\n\nAt this kickoff event\, stations will include learning to cast and other hands-on activities led by park rangers and stream scientists. After completion of your Junior Ranger Angler booklet\, you can be sworn in as a Junior Ranger Angler and receive a wooden badge! \n\n\n\nPresented in Partnership With
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/junior-ranger-angler-program/
LOCATION:White Clay Creek Preserve Office\, 405 Sharpless Road\, Landenberg\, Pennsylvania\, 19350\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250730T155904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T202340Z
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SUMMARY:Free Screening of "Our Blue World"
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, September 10\, 2025. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light refreshments. The film begins at 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\nWhere: Kennett Library\, 320 East State Street\, Kennett Square\, PA 19348\n\n\n\nCost: Free\, but you must RSVP.\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating Paul O’Callaghan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence will be presented to Paul O’Callaghan\, visionary leader in water innovation and sustainability\, at The Water’s Edge gala on September 25\, 2025.  \n\n\n\nOn September 10\, you’re invited to a free screening of Our Blue World\, a documentary that explores humanity’s profound relationship with water and reveals how human agency can help rebalance the planet’s water systems. O’Callaghan served as a writer and executive producer and is featured in the film. \n\n\n\nBy taking a deep dive into the lives of dynamic and visionary people around the world\, this beautiful\, eye-opening\, and moving film sets out to reveal our profound relationship with water and its role as the nourishing force for all living things on this planet. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of Kennett Library’s environmental literacy program.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/free-screening-of-our-blue-world/
LOCATION:Kennett Library\, 320 E. State Street\, Kennett Square\, Pennsylvania\, 19348\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250723T213435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T193823Z
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SUMMARY:The Water’s Edge Gala and Presentation of the 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
DESCRIPTION:The Water’s Edge gala brings together business leaders in the community\, supporters of Stroud Water Research Center\, and experts in the world of fresh water. During this event\, the Stroud Center recognizes an individual or organization that has made invaluable contributions to the world of fresh water or environmental conservation and presents them with the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence.  \n\n\n\nThis year’s award honors Paul O’Callaghan. O’Callaghan is a water scientist\, sustainability thought leader\, and documentary producer who believes the global water crisis can be solved in his lifetime\, and he is on a mission to make it happen. \n\n\n\n\nDate and time: Thursday\, September 25\, 2025.\n\n6:30 p.m. Registration and cocktails.\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m. Lecture and award presentation.\n\n\n\n8 p.m. Dinner.\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library\, 5105 Kennett Pike\, Winterthur\, DE 19375.\n\n\n\n\nPrevious Water’s Edge speakers and SAFE Award winners include luminaries such as Jane Goodall; Olivia Newton-John and John Easterling; American Rivers and its president\, Bob Irvin; His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco; Chad Pregracke\, Alexandra Cousteau; Paul Greenberg; and Laura Turner Seydel. \n\n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets\n\n\n\nPurchase Sponsorships\n\n\n\n\nView sponsorship information \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks to Our Sponsors\n\n\n\nLead Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue Yak Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFresh Start Development Company \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMoorhead Family Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRunnymede Sanctuary \n\n\n\n\n\nKey Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFranny and Franny Abbott \n\n\n\nBNY Wealth \n\n\n\nBrown Advisory \n\n\n\nPhoebe A. Driscoll \n\n\n\nFair Play Foundation \n\n\n\nGlatfelter Insurance Group \n\n\n\nHankin Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHerr Foods \n\n\n\nJohnston Family Charitable Trust \n\n\n\nMr. and Mrs. Richard I.G. Jones\, Jr. \n\n\n\nMr. and Mrs. Michael Moran \n\n\n\nW.A. Speakman Family Foundation \n\n\n\nMorris and Boo Stroud \n\n\n\nMr. and Mrs. Stephen Stroud \n\n\n\nMr. and Mrs. D. Scott Wisman \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence Recipient: Paul O’Callaghan\n\n\n\nVisionary Leader in Water Innovation and Sustainability\n\n\n\nPaul O’Callaghan is the founder and CEO of BlueTech Research\, the leading global intelligence firm dedicated to water technology and innovation. With over 25 years of experience in the sector\, he is internationally recognized as an expert in water technologies and markets\, helping shape the future of water globally. Learn more about O’Callaghan.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/waters-edge-2025/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250813T184059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T160955Z
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SUMMARY:[CANCELED] STREAM Girls Stream Study and Fly-Fishing Event
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, September 27\, 2025\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. \n\n\n\nWhere: White Clay Creek Preserve Office\, 404 Sharpless Rd\, Landenberg\, PA 19350\n\n\n\nAudience: Middle and high school girls and gender non-conforming youth. \n\n\n\nCost: $5 per person. Registration is required.\n\n\n\n\nThis event has been canceled. To be informed of future events\, subscribe to our e-news. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a fun-filled day to study the ecosystem and wildlife in the White Clay Creek and learn the basics of fly fishing! Get boots-in-the-water experience\, wading in the stream to get up close with freshwater life and science.  \n\n\n\nWe will explore the beautiful White Clay Creek Preserve and conduct real science analysis to learn about stream health. Meet other students interested in STEM and have fun outdoors!
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/stream-girls-stream-study-fly-fishing-event/
LOCATION:White Clay Creek Preserve Office\, 405 Sharpless Road\, Landenberg\, Pennsylvania\, 19350\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T062044
CREATED:20250822T190018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T211617Z
UID:31625-1759276800-1760572799@stroudcenter.org
SUMMARY:Fall Salt Pollution Stream Snapshot
DESCRIPTION:Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership Upstream Conservation Leader Ryan Neuman\, along with volunteers Geoffrey Selling\, Ethan Simon\, Richard Getz\, and Patricia Hendrick-Emore\, participated in 2025 Winter Salt Week to monitor the impact of road salt on local waterways. With support from Stroud Water Research Center\, the team collected data on chloride and conductivity levels on Rock Creek and Baeder Creek\, two major tributaries to the Tookany. Photos: Wendi Lu\, TTF Watershed Partnership on Flickr.\n\n\n\nWant to Get Involved in Community Science? \n\n\n\nStroud Water Research Center is planning a community science stream monitoring event this fall. Water sampling will assess salt pollution levels and patterns in streams and rivers\, helping researchers and community members better understand how road salt accumulates across different landscapes.  \n\n\n\nThe intention for this fall event will be to sample during baseflow conditions when water levels are stable and not influenced by storm runoff (i.e.\, when the water in the stream is originating from groundwater/water table) within a two-week sample window (October 1–15). \n\n\n\nThe salt snapshot provides a unique\, hands-on opportunity to generate data illustrating that road salt contaminates our watersheds year-round. This data will help start local conversations and shine a public spotlight on this critical water quality issue. The level of road salt contamination highly depends on how much road salt private applicators and municipalities use and how they handle it. Therefore\, local data are a vital part of the conversation.   \n\n\n\nTo get involved: \n\n\n\n\nReview the introductory email about the fall salt snapshot.\n\n\n\nReview the snapshot guidance document.\n\n\n\nRefer to the above documents and others in the 2025 Fall Snapshot Resources for Event Organizers folder.\n\n\n\nRegister with a watershed group to participate. All are welcome.\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Participate\n\n\n\nRequest Supplies\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please get in touch with Community Science Facilitator David Bressler at dbressler@stroudcenter.org.  \n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how road salt is polluting fresh water.\n\n\n\nRead the recap of our winter salt snapshot\, “Winter Salt Week Unites Those Concerned About Fresh Water.”\n\n\n\nView the data on a winter salt map.
URL:https://stroudcenter.org/event/fall-salt-pollution-stream-snapshot/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Event
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