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How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?
Here's a hint: wider buffers are better. Narrower buffers help but don't function as well as pollutant barriers and enhancers of in-stream function.

Stroud Center Honors Bestselling Author of Four Fish, Paul Greenberg
The award-winning food and environmental writer calls for sustainable fishing at the award ceremony for his impact on aquatic ecosystems.

Stroud Center Advises National Park Service on Education Programming
Visits to the parks yielded interesting insights, from new resources to curriculum updates that park rangers discussed during interviews.

Too Hot to Handle: How Rising Temperature Impacts Streams
Human activities are increasing stream temperatures and harming habitat quality for freshwater fish and species like mayflies.

Cooperation for a Water-Secure Future: World Water Week 2024
Exploring global water solutions and the power of cooperation in Stockholm, Sweden, with Stroud Water Research Center and Model My Watershed.

Teachers Dive into Conestoga River Ecology and History
From macroinvertebrates to chemistry to habitat studies, teachers learned how to study stream health and lead outdoor stream studies.

Transforming Local Parks to Enhance Fresh Water
A streamside forest project in Lancaster, Pa., inspires sustainable initiatives for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay.

2024 Research Results and Recommendations for Effective Student/Teacher Engagement with National Parks About the Potomac Watershed
Kerlin, S., N. Marcum-Dietrich, K. Metzker, and D. Kline. 2024. Stroud Water Research Center Report #2024-002.

Freshwater salinization: Saltier rivers are a growing concern
Myers, D.T. 2024. National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.