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Microplastics Found in Insects From Pennsylvania Streams
Even forested or remote streams aren’t free from plastic pollution, according to research in the Schuylkill River watershed.
Update from the Streams: Fall Salt-Pollution Snapshot
Community scientists contribute time and energy to help assess the severity of road salt pollution across multiple states.
Dam, Dam, Dam! What We’ve Learned About Rivers and Recovery
What happens to decades of sediment trapped behind a dam? How quickly can a river recover? And what does recovery even look like?
The Luck of the Irish, the Lure of the River
Meet Mark Whelan, whose lifelong love of fishing and freshwater science has taken him from Ireland to Alaska and now Pennsylvania.
Hydrologic responses to reforestation in tropical regions – a systematic review
Batista-Andrade, J.A., M.D. Daniels, and J.S. Hall. 2027. Earth-Science Reviews, early online access.
Building Environmental Literacy Through Watershed Education
See how the Stroud Center turns freshwater research into place-based education through partnerships that build environmental literacy and stewardship.
Plan a Better Stream Investigation
Use our guide to help make every trip to the stream safe for participants, respectful of the ecosystem, and rewarding for everyone involved.
Stroud Center Weighs In on Pennsylvania’s Proposed PFAS Safeguards
Stroud Center research shows that a variety of PFAS compounds may be found in some soil and water samples from Pennsylvania farm fields treated with biosolids.
Growth, transport, and recruitment of phytoplankton in a mid-order river
Peipoch, M., M. Daniels, and S.H. Ensign. 2026. Ecosphere 17(9): e70741.
