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Macroinvertebrates.org webinar video
Macroinvertebrates.org: A Virtual Resource for Teaching and Learning ID!
This webinar demonstrates site features and how this open educational resource can support macroinvertebrate identification training with volunteers and students.
Video still of a tapir enjoying the rain
Biodiversity at Our Costa Rica Field Station
Tapirs are "umbrella species" in tropical ecosystems. Watch one enjoy the rain while swimming in Río Tempisquito during a rare daytime visit to our field station.
Why I Give to the Future of Fresh Water Initiative: Penny Wilson
Why I Give to the Future of Fresh Water Initiative: Penny Wilson
“Thanks to the Future of Fresh Water Initiative, the public is being educated, awareness is being heightened, and streams are being restored."
Scientist gathered at Stroud Water Research Center to define the River Continuum Concept.
Marking the Passing of a Colleague and Mentor
Wayne Minshall was an expert in the ecology of flowing waters and fire ecology and an important contributor and co-author to the River Continuum Concept.
David Bressler providing C-SAW technical assistance to volunteers of the Silver Lake Nature Center.
A Watershed of Curiosity
Not everyone has the opportunity to become a professional scientist, but a great scientist can come from anywhere. Anyone can be a part of science.
A boy in a canoe on a lake.
New Canoe Fleet Helps Foster Meaningful On-the-Water Education
Getting participants outside for learning in nature is a vital step in helping them make connections between the program content and the real world.
Publication title with image of a mayfly
Streambank legacy sediments in surface waters: phosphorus sources or sinks?
Inamdar, S., N. Sienkiewicz, A. Lutgen, G. Jiang, and J. Kan. 2020. Soil Systems 4(2):30.
Explore Stories from the Streams
Explore Stories from the Streams
This video series shows how Stroud Center scientists and others are working to maintain the quality of the water that sustains 15 million people living in the Delaware River Watershed.
Dive into a Virtual Resource for Teaching and Learning with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates!
Dive into a Virtual Resource for Teaching and Learning with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates!
You can quite literally experience the creature comforts of staying at home with an innovative, web-based resource to support aquatic macroinvertebrate identification.
Meet Lisa Blazure, Soil Health Coordinator
Meet Lisa Blazure, Soil Health Coordinator
Blazure brings to Stroud Water Research Center a deep understanding of how improving agricultural soil health can result in healthier streams.
Improving Soil Health for Climate Change Resiliency
Improving Soil Health for Climate Change Resiliency
Jim Harbach has practiced no-till farming for 30 years and has documented how his soils can better withstand the extreme weather swings associated with climate change.
Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Motion
Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Motion
Explore our video library of aquatic macroinvertebrates wriggling, swimming, and crawling through stream water!