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Meet Marc Peipoch, New Principal Investigator
Meet Marc Peipoch, New Principal Investigator
Peipoch's goal is to lead a productive, inclusive, and interdisciplinary research team: “In its very nature, the discipline of ecosystem ecology is a nexus for multiple perspectives and areas of
Triple Your Donation with Amazon Smile
Triple Your Donation with Amazon Smile
Support the Stroud Center at no cost to you! Amazon is tripling the donation amount to 1.5% when customers make their first eligible smile.amazon.com purchase from March 12–31.
Education Programs Get a Boost From BB&T
Education Programs Get a Boost From BB&T
BB&T's continued support has helped us teach thousands of public school students in grades 4 and up about the importance of freshwater stewardship.
Would You Drink the Water?
Would You Drink the Water?
Stroud Water Research Center collaborated with senior students in the horticulture program at the Williamson College of the Trades on their 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit entitled “Would You Drink
The winner of our activity patch design contest
And the Winner Is …
In fall 2017, the Stroud Center’s Education Department sponsored a design contest to develop an activity patch for use in its scout and other youth programs. The public was invited
Stroud Center Presents at Riparian Forest Buffer Summit
Stroud Center Presents at Riparian Forest Buffer Summit
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources organized the 2018 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit to provide conservation practitioners and decision makers with information and skills that they can use in
Rodale Institute, Stroud Water Research Center, Announce Innovative Partnership to Curb Ag Runoff Across 4 States
Rodale Institute, Stroud Water Research Center, Announce Innovative Partnership to Curb Ag Runoff Across 4 States
Supported with a nearly $6 million grant from the William Penn Foundation, the partners begin a new 6-year project to connect farming to cleaner drinking water in the Delaware River
A fence keeps cows away from the stream.
“We’ve All Got to Be Good Neighbors”
Barclay Hoopes’ family has been farming in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, since 1854. He knows how he treats his land affects thousands of people downstream — it sits at the headwaters of White
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Our Watershed
Marcum-Dietrich, N., S. Kerlin, C. Staudt, and M. Daniels. 2018. The Science Teacher 85(2):39–48.
Sharing 21st Century Tools With Educators
Sharing 21st Century Tools With Educators
Two professional development workshops highlighted resources to engage students in learning about watersheds, stream health, and water quality.
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Impacts of stream riparian buffer land use on water temperature and food availability for fish
Albertson, L.K., V. Ouellet, and M.D. Daniels. 2018. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 33(1):195–210.
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Particulate organic matter (POM) composition in stream runoff following large storms: role of POM sources, particle size, and event characteristics
Johnson, E.R., S. Inamdar, J. Kan, and R. Vargas. 2018. Journal of Geophysical Research 123(2):660–675.