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Stroud Center to Host a Sustainable Feast on June 18, 2010
Stroud Center to Host a Sustainable Feast on June 18, 2010
Diners will be treated to a sumptuous, multi-course meal created from the bounty of our local Chester County farmers and producers.
Wade Davis photo and quote.
National Geographic Explorer in Residence to Speak
Wade Davis has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.”
Stroud Center to Host Film Festival  on February 11, 2010
Stroud Center to Host Film Festival on February 11, 2010
“These films provide us with an important platform to show how water is at the heart of almost every environmental issue we face,” said Bern Sweeney.
Four scientist taking samples in White Clay Creek.
Critical Zone Observatory Seeks to Answer Climate Change Questions
Project aims to determine how soil erosion and sediment transport through rivers impact carbon exchange between land and atmosphere, and affect climate.
Balls Pyramid
Ian Hutton to Speak at The Water’s Edge Gala
Hutton is an island naturalist, conservationist, researcher, ecotourism pioneer, photographer, and the keeper of Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific.
Diagram showing carbon cycling processes.
Scientists Argue Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Fall Short, Ignoring Significant Carbon Cycling Processes of Inland Waters
Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle that is unaccounted for in conventional carbon cycling models.
Director Sweeney to Lead Freshwater Surveillance Group
Director Sweeney to Lead Freshwater Surveillance Group
The International Barcode of Life project has appointed Dr. Bernard W. Sweeney, Director of the Stroud Center, to head its Freshwater Surveillance group.
People seated at a long dining table outside at the Sustainable Feast.
Al Fresco Feast to Celebrate Local Sustainable Agriculture
The feast will draw the connection between the requirements for clean, fresh water and a healthy watershed to produce our food.
Schuylkill Sojourn Gives Paddlers a Glimpse into the World Below Their Kayaks
Schuylkill Sojourn Gives Paddlers a Glimpse into the World Below Their Kayaks
Sojourners will be joined by scientists from the Stroud Center, who will give presentations about the river environment at lunch and evening stops.
Celebrated Photographer, Educator, and Activist to Speak
Celebrated Photographer, Educator, and Activist to Speak
On Thursday, April 9, 2009, Subhankar Banerjee will present "Land as Home: Vision for an Eco-Culturally Sustainable Arctic."
Yeda Arscott and children.
Dr. David Arscott Joins the Stroud Center as Assistant Director
Arscott brings a breadth of expertise in the fields of aquatic macroinvertebrates, ecohydrology, biosecurity (invasive species) and water allocation issues.
Bob Caputo photo and quote.
Adventurer, National Geographic Photographer to Speak
On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, Stroud Water Research Center’s education department will present "The Power of Photography: An Evening with Bob Caputo."