Press Releases

Car enthusiasts supported clean water on an 80-mile scenic journey in Chester and Lancaster counties ... Read More

Stroud Center promotes Dave Arscott to executive director and Bern Sweeney to distinguished research scientist ... Read More

The WikiWatershed toolkit was awarded the 2017 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ... Read More

The Stroud Center celebrated National Volunteer Week with help from Exelon Generation, BB&T, Cheshire Hunt Conservancy, Colonial Pipeline, Dansko, Hugh ... Read More

Payton Shonk was honored for his Eagle Scout project, an education kiosk, at the Stroud Center's dedication of a new ... Read More

Director Jarvis reflected upon the NPS's focus on the future as it enters its second century stewarding our country’s natural ... Read More

Students from Serviam Girls Academy spent a day learning about water-quality indicators as part of the Stroud Center’s award-winning stream ... Read More

Conservation orgs may receive free technical assistance from the Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds through a Growing Greener grant ... Read More

On the centennial anniversary of one of America’s greatest treasures, the SAFE Water Award will be presented to the National ... Read More

Stroud Center Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Boost Citizen-Science Water-Quality Monitoring in Delaware River Basin ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center study finds crayfish may benefit insects, reduce sediment settling in impaired streams ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center and Waterkeeper Alliance will help the tiny Himalayan nation test and monitor its freshwater resources ... Read More

Louis A. Kaplan, Ph.D., accepted a one-year appointment as a visiting scientist at the federal agency that funds innovative scientific ... Read More

The Stroud Center will measure the huge amount sediment-associated nitrogen flushed downstream during intense storms, and investigate what happens to ... Read More

Cleaning up the bay and its tributaries will improve the lives of 17 million people who live in the Chesapeake ... Read More

The Stroud Center will confer the 2015 Freshwater Excellence Award to Cousteau on November 19 during its annual Water's Edge ... Read More

On May 19, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on a bill which would require ... Read More

Berks County Conservation District gave Sweeney its Conservation Individual of the Year Award and Lancaster County Conservation District gave Stroud ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center applauds reintroduction of Delaware River Basin Conservation Act ... Read More

Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup have been generous, long-term supporters of Stroud Water Research Center ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators gives Stroud Water Research Center the Outstanding Environmental Education Program Award ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center welcomes C. Bland Dickey and Porter Schutt to its board of directors ... Read More

The Stroud Center will restore Sharitz Run, a tributary to Doe Run in the headwaters of the Brandywine Creek near ... Read More

The expanded module will help high school students across the country learn how land use impacts freshwater quality in their ... Read More

The goal is to create a community that shares ideas to accelerate the development of easy-to-use, open-source approaches to environmental ... Read More

Anthony Aufdenkampe, Ph.D., was recognized for his national leadership and community building for the Critical Zone Observatory network ... Read More

MEDIA ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 24, 2014 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly M. Payton, Communications Director (w) 610-268-2153 x ... Read More

The thought-provoking documentary “Watermark” explores how humanity has shaped, manipulated, and depleted one of its most vital and compromised resources ... Read More

Berks County Conservation District and Stroud Water Research Center will be showcasing Best Management Practices and funding sources at Spring ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center and the Chester County Conservation District will develop conservation and restoration plans for area farms ... Read More

New literature review shows streamside forest buffers should be at least 100 feet wide on each side to protect freshwater ... Read More

El Centro Amazónico de Educación Ambiental e Investigación (ACEER) y el Centro de Investigación del Agua Stroud presentarán seminarios para ... Read More

46 environmental organizations will collaborate to monitor, protect, and restore critical freshwater sources for 15 million people from upstate New ... Read More

Learn how you can help improve freshwater ecosystems by monitoring fish populations, educating the public, and expanding stream restoration efforts ... Read More

Students raised trout from eggs, monitored tank water quality, recorded fish behavior, engaged in stream studies, and learned to appreciate ... Read More

Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., director of Stroud Water Research Center, will present information about streams and how they can be improved ... Read More

An opportunity for farmers and rural landowners to learn how conservation projects and forested buffers can restore their streams to ... Read More

The Stroud Center is hosting a presentation for equine farm managers focused on conservation planning, stream ecology, and animal deworming ... Read More

The Stroud Center's Farm Stewardship Program helps landowners plan, fund, and implement conservation practices for long-term farm stewardship ... Read More

Jane Lubchenco, former Under Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceans and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), and Kathryn Sullivan, Under Secretary ... Read More

Sweeney was honored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. Forest Service at the opening ceremonies of ... Read More

Melinda Daniels, Ph.D., has been appointed by Secretary of Defense Hagel to serve on the Environmental Advisory Board to the ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center partners with National Wildlife Federation to provide classrooms with powerful stream and water testing tool ... Read More

By conserving energy and water, LEED® certified buildings save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to a healthier environment ... Read More

Group will bring our mission full circle by sharing knowledge of best management practices and helping landowners and stakeholders to ... Read More

Stroud Center scientist John K. Jackson, Ph.D., will explore whether environmental laws are protecting our streams and rivers ... Read More

The lecture series gives the public the chance to learn how watershed science and education are tackling water-related challenges ... Read More

The building provides opportunities for educators to discuss the various features such as photovoltaic panels, rainwater capture, geothermal heat, and ... Read More

This is the fifth year for the film festival which is designed to educate, entertain and inspire through award-winning animations, ... Read More

The Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence is awarded to those who contribute broadly to the conservation and protection of fresh ... Read More

The hands-on interactive nature of the Model My Watershed® and Critical Zone Observatory projects received considerable attention from both speakers ... Read More

Scientists are using new knowledge to provide an update of the River Continuum Concept and develop a broad model of ... Read More

Hurricane data could reveal much about how soil erosion into rivers might bury carbon and sequester it from acting as ... Read More

Pesticides and other contaminants from agriculture pose an unknown threat to the Rio Sierpe ecosystem and to humans who eat ... Read More

The trek educates students about the importance of the Brandywine River and fosters understanding of the need to implement good ... Read More

Students will learn skills they will need this summer when they will embark on a weeklong journey, by foot and ... Read More

A study of the long-term impacts on streams after landscape restoration has never been done before. The grant will provide ... Read More

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival opens the door for audiences to learn about their environment and how to engage ... Read More

Gleick is co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute which is dedicated to fostering environmental protection, economic development, and social ... Read More

The North American Benthological Society awarded the director of the Stroud Center its Distinguished Service Award at its Annual Meeting ... Read More

GCA honored Dr. Bernard W. Sweeney for his outstanding and continuing research on streamside forest and river ecosystems ... Read More

Diners will be treated to a sumptuous, multi-course meal created from the bounty of our local Chester County farmers and ... Read More

Wade Davis has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s ... Read More

“These films provide us with an important platform to show how water is at the heart of almost every environmental ... Read More

Project aims to determine how soil erosion and sediment transport through rivers impact carbon exchange between land and atmosphere, and ... Read More

Hutton is an island naturalist, conservationist, researcher, ecotourism pioneer, photographer, and the keeper of Lord Howe Island in the South ... Read More

Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle that is unaccounted for in conventional ... Read More

The International Barcode of Life project has appointed Dr. Bernard W. Sweeney, Director of the Stroud Center, to head its ... Read More

The feast will draw the connection between the requirements for clean, fresh water and a healthy watershed to produce our ... Read More

Sojourners will be joined by scientists from the Stroud Center, who will give presentations about the river environment at lunch ... Read More

On Thursday, April 9, 2009, Subhankar Banerjee will present "Land as Home: Vision for an Eco-Culturally Sustainable Arctic." ... Read More

Arscott brings a breadth of expertise in the fields of aquatic macroinvertebrates, ecohydrology, biosecurity (invasive species) and water allocation issues ... Read More

On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, Stroud Water Research Center’s education department will present "The Power of Photography: An Evening with ... Read More

Stroud Water Research Center, will host the nationally acclaimed Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Thursday, February 12, 2009 ... Read More

Stroud Center Director Bern Sweeney will underscore the critical connection between our “foodsheds” and the health of the “watersheds” in ... Read More

Workshop participants from Central and South America will test drive the Spanish-language version of the Leaf Pack Experiment Stream Ecology ... Read More

Nicklin, a National Geographic contributing photographer and the foremost underwater photographer in the world, will present “Whales, A Changing View.” ... Read More

Avon Grove Charter School and the Stroud Center will hold a public event to enlist community members in monitoring the ... Read More

Eldridge’s research is concerned with understanding and conserving the genetic diversity that is necessary for fish to adapt to changing ... Read More

On May 15th 2008, the New York Academy of Sciences will host an event to address the impact of the ... Read More

The evening of short, independent films will cover the gamut of environmental issues and include several films based on the ... Read More

Tree planting is part of ongoing research to understand how to maximize the survivorship and growth of small seedlings used ... Read More

Ms. Walker’s lecture is entitled "EcoVillages: Pioneering a Sustainable Future by Conserving Land, Water, and Fossil Fuels." ... Read More

High school students from the New York Harbor School in Brooklyn and Sidney High School in Delaware County embarked on ... Read More

The funding helps provide teacher workshops and student programs to regional school districts who might not otherwise be able to ... Read More

For 40 years, Stroud Water Research Center has worked to discover ways to preserve, restore, and protect fresh water for ... Read More

Dr. Gill's mission is to expand educational programs and attract new audiences while “making science accessible in a way that ... Read More

Stroud Center scientists will investigate the relationship between acid mine drainage and the ability of streams to process nitrogen and ... Read More

Sweeney was awarded the Margaret Douglas Medal for "notable service to the cause of conservation education" by the Garden Club ... Read More

Sweeney was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for his outstanding contribution to the environmental field ... Read More

Most of the carbon being outgassed as carbon dioxide from Amazonian rivers and wetlands has spent a mere five years ... Read More

Thanks to the generosity the “Friends of the Stroud Center,” we have met the Kresge Challenge to raise $1 million ... Read More

Stroud Center scientists have discovered that streamside forests play a critical, and previously unacknowledged, role in protecting the world’s fresh ... Read More

A Riparian Buffer Consultant from the Stroud Water Research Center will create a Riparian Buffer Management Plan for interested landowners ... Read More

The Natural Resources Conservation Service has named Bernard Sweeney, Ph. D., the recipient of the 2003 Excellence in Conservation Award ... Read More

Stroud Center was awarded the Telly Award for its film The Wisdom of Water, which was produced and written by ... Read More

Governor Tom Ridge today presented the Stroud Water Research Center of Chester County, Pa. with the Governor’s Award for Watershed ... Read More

With help from renowned environmentalist, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Stroud Water Research Center plans the grand opening of the nations ... Read More