Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
We advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.

What We Do

Freshwater Research

Environmental Education

Watershed Restoration

Support Our Work

Donate Now

Latest News

Kay Dixon in the conservatory at Longwood Gardens.

Remembering One of Our Own

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our friend and former colleague, Katherine “Kay” Dalton Dixon.

Publication title with image of a mayfly

Phytoplankton diversity, spatial patterns, and photosynthetic characteristics under environmental gradients and anthropogenic influence in the Pearl River Estuary

Xia, J., H. Hu, X. Gao, J. Kan, Y. Gao, and J. Li. 2024. Biology 13(7), 550.

Deep metagenomic sequencing unveils novel SAR202 lineages and their vertical adaptation in the ocean

He, C., D. Fucich, A. Sosa, H. Wang, J. Kan, J. Liu, Y. Xu, N. Jiao, M. Gonsior, and F. Chen. 2024. Communications Biology 7, 853.

A graph of water temperatures in forested, reforested, and meadow reaches of White Clay Creek during a heat wave in 2024.

Heat Waves in the Water

Have you ever wondered about extreme weather's immediate and long-term effects on our streams and rivers and its impacts on aquatic life?

Closeup photo of multicolored plastic fragments on a white background.

Unseen Intruders: Microplastics in Our Rivers

If you are curious about plastics pollution, especially microplastics, this webinar provides a helpful overview.

A graphic showing a person using a litter-reporting app.

Empowering People: Trash Monitoring Along the Schuylkill River

Did you hear about how the community along the Schuylkill River helped identify hotspots for trash in the river and along the banks?

View all news »

Featured Initiatives and Partnerships

WikiWatershed® web tools offer watershed data visualization, geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.

The Water Quality mobile app is a water-monitoring data-collection and learning tool designed for use by educators and their students, citizen scientists, and researchers.

EnviroDIY™ is a community where members ask and answer questions and network within interest groups to develop do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring devices.

The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program ensures skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate identifications in North America.

The Leaf Pack Network® is an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors using a simple experiment to determine the health of their local streams.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds provides free technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.