Press Releases
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Moorhead Environmental Complex Achieves LEED® Platinum
By conserving energy and water, LEED® certified buildings save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to a healthier environment.
New Watershed Restoration Group to Ensure Water Quality
The group will bring our mission full circle by sharing knowledge of best management practices and helping landowners and stakeholders to implement them.
Seminar Series Investigates Laws Protecting Fresh Water
Stroud Center scientist John K. Jackson, Ph.D., will explore whether environmental laws are protecting our streams and rivers.
Seminars to Address Hot Topics in Watershed Science and Education
The lecture series gives the public the chance to learn how watershed science and education are tackling water-related challenges.
Stroud Water Research Center Dedicates “Green” Building
The building provides opportunities for educators to discuss the various features such as photovoltaic panels, rainwater capture, geothermal heat, and landscaping that promotes infiltration.
Film Festival to Benefit Stroud Center and The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County
This is the fifth year for the film festival which is designed to educate, entertain and inspire through award-winning animations, documentaries, and independent films.
Olivia Newton-John, John Easterling Honored for Role in Amazon Conservation
The Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence is awarded to those who contribute broadly to the conservation and protection of fresh water.
Stroud Center Projects Featured at National STEM Event
The hands-on interactive nature of the Model My Watershed® and Critical Zone Observatory projects received considerable attention from both speakers and educators.
Stroud Center Awarded Grant to Study Meta-Ecosystems
Scientists are using new knowledge to provide an update of the River Continuum Concept and develop a broad model of carbon cycling.
Scientists to Collect Water Quality and Climate Change Data From Hurricane Irene
Hurricane data could reveal much about how soil erosion into rivers might bury carbon and sequester it from acting as a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
Stroud Center Awarded Grant to Study Agricultural Contaminants
Pesticides and other contaminants from agriculture pose an unknown threat to the Rio Sierpe ecosystem and to humans who eat contaminated fish and shellfish.
Brandywine Trek Helps Students Spur Freshwater Stewardship
The trek educates students about the importance of the Brandywine River and fosters understanding of the need to implement good stewardship practices.
