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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/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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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
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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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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/
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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/
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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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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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