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Spatial scale impacts microbial community composition and distribution within and across stream ecosystems in North and Central America

Bier, R.L., J.J. Mosher, L.A. Kaplan, and J. Kan. 2023. Environmental Microbiology 25(10): 1860–1874.

Facilitation strength across environmental and beneficiary trait gradients in stream communities

Tumolo, B.B., L.K. Albertson, M.D. Daniels, W.F. Cross, L.L. Sklar. 2023. Journal of Animal Ecology 92(10): 2005–2015.

Three children and a man collect stream insects at a Seneca Nation summer camp.

Nurturing the Good Mind

Connecting to water as a source of ancestral significance has strengthened a throughline of cultural continuity for the Seneca Nation and the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware.

How Much PFAS Is Too Much? PFAS Levels in Drinking Water

PFAS Explained

Forever chemicals threaten drinking water and human health. Learn how scientists are investigating PFAS contamination in farming.

Three children hold Hillendale Elementary School's 2023 Green Ribbon Schools flag.

Hillendale Elementary School Awarded Green Ribbon for Environmental Education and Sustainability

The award recognizes innovative efforts to reduce environmental impacts, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education.

A drone spreading soybean seeds that will grow into a cover crop.

Farming With Drones?

Farmers joined us for a demonstration of a drone spreading soybean seeds for a cover crop that builds soil health and protects water quality.

The Watershed Education Mobile Lab set up outside the Oxford Area Library.

Watershed Education Makes a Splash at Public Library

The Stroud Center partnered with the Oxford Public Library to bring watershed fun and education to children and families in a three-part activity series.

Students in Oregon performing a leaf pack experiment.

Discover the Health of Your Local Stream With the Leaf Pack Network!

Started over 25 years ago to support teachers connecting students to their local watershed, the Leaf Pack Network has turned into a community science outlet.

Tom Best smiles as he stands in a young riparian buffer.

Caring for Trees

Tom Best doesn’t own the young streamside forest he maintains each day. It's an act of service motivated by a parental feeling toward the woods.

Three people identifying live aquatic macroinvertebrates.

Earning a “Master’s” in Watershed Stewardship

How Penn State Extension launched one of the most successful volunteer training programs in the U.S. and revived struggling local watershed groups.

Three people next to a replica of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Looking Back at Earth and Its Fresh Water From Space

All-star community science volunteers visit Goddard Space Flight Center and learn what NASA satellite data reveals about threats to streams.

Stroud Center Collaborations Amplify Impact on Fresh Water

Scientists, educators, and watershed restoration professionals are working together to create long-lasting and positive impacts on waterways.