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F(eel)ing Buggy: Project TRUE Interns Survey the Bronx River
The interns used kicknets, eel mops, and the iNaturalist community science app to find and identify macroinvertebrates, and even small fish.
Freshwater salinization syndrome is degrading streamwater quality in the National Capital Region national parks, USA
Myers, D.T., D. Oviedo-Vargas, S. Ensign, M. Daniels, J.P. Schmit, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2025. Freshwater Science, early online access.
When Local News and Science Go Dark, the River Loses Its Voice
Supporting local journalism and local science is not charity. It is an investment in the data, transparency, and accountability that keep fresh water safe.
Open Source Hardware Solves Flood Monitoring Challenges
Scientists and engineers at Stroud Water Research Center have developed a compact, inexpensive, and rapidly deployable tool for measuring river floods.
Heather Titanich Receives Exceptional Partner Award
The Stroud Center’s Heather Titanich earned an award from the Schuylkill Highlands Partnership for riparian buffer restoration in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Stroud Center’s Education Team Wins Partnership Award
Together with Red Clay Consolidated School District, we’re helping students understand the places water comes from, where it goes, and why it matters.
High-frequency soil redox data provide novel insights into biogeochemical hot spots and hot moments
Sena, M.G., B. Joshi, M.M. Rahman, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, E. Moore, M. Afsar, Y. Jin, D. Dwivedi, E. Peck, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Hydrological Processes 39(12): e70367.
WVU Tech, Millersville, and Stroud Center Secure Major Joint Grants for Clean Water Curriculum Research and Education, Call for Educator Involvement
The ENVISION project will bring cutting-edge water science into schools across West Virginia and Delaware over the next four years.
What the Fall Salt Snapshot Revealed About Our Groundwater
Most stream sites sampled this fall exceeded at least one environmental chloride guideline — months after the last road salt was applied.
