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Planktonic eukaryotes in the Chesapeake Bay: Contrasting responses of abundant and rare taxa to estuarine gradients

Hualong, W., F. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Bettarel, Y. Eissler, F. Chen, and J. Kan. 2024. Microbiology Spectrum, early online access.

Agricultural soil microbiomes differentiate in soil profiles with fertility source, tillage, and cover crops

Bier, R.L., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, J.R. Price, E. Omondi, A. Smith, and J. Kan. 2024. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, early online access.

A boy on a bike visits a rain garden outside his residence in Lancaster, Pa.

Don’t Let the Rain Run Away

Polluted runoff is a threat to clean water. Learn how rain gardens can protect clean fresh water by reducing flooding and water use.

A group of scientist set up the canopy and water supply for a rainfall simulation experiment.

Make It Rain, Make It Rain

Why do scientists simulate rainfall for stormwater sampling? Find out from Senior Research Scientist Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.

A woman sprinkles water from a watering can onto a watershed modeling table.

New Teaching Tool Shows How Land Use Alters Rain’s Path

Watershed modeling tables and companion lessons from the Stroud Center help people learn how actions on land impact streams and rivers.

Bern Sweeney walks through a native meadow.

Bern Sweeney Recognized With Prestigious Ruth Patrick Award

As a student, colleague, and lifelong friend of Ruth Patrick, Sweeney sustained a career of scientific discovery leading to environmental solutions.

Participants in the “Science of Fresh Water” course visit the Stroud Center.

New Class Introduces Adult Learners to “Science of Fresh Water”

Participants got a crash course on what watersheds are and how their streams and rivers work and support wildlife.

Variation in freshwater insect osmoregulatory traits: A comparative approach

Cochran, J.K., S.E. Orr, D.H. Funk, A.C. Figurskey, M.H. Reiskind, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2024. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, early online access.

A map of southeastern Pennsylvania showing impacted streams and developed land use.

The Stream Restoration Puzzle

A new Stroud Water Research Center presentation examines why investment projects often fail to meet water quality standards.

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Green Lawns Don’t Have to Lead to Green Water

Learn how to care for your landscape and prevent potentially harmful algae from growing in the waters where you live.

Three scientists stand next to a rooftop rainwater monitoring station in Georgia.

Revolutionizing Environmental Data Collection

Open source technology is helping federal agencies collect high-quality environmental data without the hassle and high costs of proprietary options.

A group of students installs a tree shelter in the streamside buffer at their school.

Volunteer-Led Tree Planting Engages Students in Stewardship

How one community’s action project is teaching students about water, trees, and wildlife and how to care for them.