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Tara Muenz

500 500 Stroud Water Research Center

Interim Director of Education and Leaf Pack Network Administrator

Education Department

Contact

tmuenz@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-268-2153, ext. 1301
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311
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Tara Muenz

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Interests and Expertise

Trained as an aquatic scientist, Tara Muenz’s interests and experiences spread wide, with a passion for all life on earth including science communication, conservation education, community science, streamside forests, landscape design, nature therapy, and creating meaningful experiences (fostering awareness, appreciation, and action) that bring people closer in a reverent relationship with the planet. She has devoted decades to traveling worldwide, assisting individuals and communities in connecting, sustaining, and understanding the planet’s resources on the physical and soul levels. Muenz practices a “less is best” way of life, often seeking the beautiful stillness of the natural world as her greatest source of joy.

Education

  • M.S., conservation ecology and sustainable development, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
  • B.A., zoology, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio.

Professional Experience

  • Interim director of education, 2026–present.
  • Associate director of education and Leaf Pack Network Administrator, 2025.
  • Assistant director of education and Leaf Pack Network Administrator, Stroud Water Research Center, 2015–2024.
  • Education program manager and Leaf Pack Network administrator, Stroud Water Research Center, 2014–2015.
  • State coordinator, Georgia Adopt-a-Stream, Atlanta, Georgia, 2009–2014.
  • Lead research technician, Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, Georgia, 2004–2009.
  • Graduate research assistant, University of Georgia/Jones Ecological Research Center, Athens, Georgia, 2000–2004.

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The Independence School Students Learn Freshwater Science Through STEM Partnership

“Our students have learned not only how to make contributions to a global community of researchers but have been empowered by sharing their own data with the world."

Sharing Our Science in Salt Lake City

Stroud Center scientists shared their work at the weeklong annual meeting of this premier international organization of aquatic scientists.

Students Learn to Solve Water Resource Challenges

The new WATERS project will develop a student-centered curriculum for students of all abilities to learn water concepts and about water careers.

A Digital Mayfly Swarm Is Emerging

Low-cost, open-source data collectors and a suite of collaborative online tools are making big leaps in the field of watershed monitoring.

“Chalk Talk” About Our Boots-in-the-Water Education Partnership

Assistant Director of Education Tara Muenz was featured in the January 2019 edition of Chalk Talk, a weekly radio program on 1520AM WCHE.

Students Explore Local History and Learn to Protect Fresh Water

Octorara High School students spent three days learning about their part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and how they can promote its health and integrity.
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