Stroud Water Research Center
Trout Grow on Trees® (TGOT) is an integrated set of activities designed to educate children of all ages on the important interconnections of healthy forests, healthy streams, and healthy trout populations. The activities were conceived in 2013 by Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., of Stroud Water Research Center. TGOT activities complement ongoing Trout in the Classroom programs, tree planting activities, macroinvertebrate monitoring,…
read morePresented in Partnership With the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
This workshop will be an introduction to Trout in Classroom for new teachers and program partners and a refresher for those that have been involved with the program in the past.
Wild trout need cold, clean fresh water, which you would find in a shaded stream, a stream that has many trees growing right by it.
read moreAll species of trout are highly sensitive to stream temperature. Native brook trout at the most sensitive, needing colder temperatures than brown and other non-native species, making them most vulnerable to stream warming caused by land-use changes, such as deforestation, and climate change. This project tracked trout habitat use and stream water temperature in three headwater streams of the Loyalsock…
read moreThis project connects citizens to the idea that healthy forests make healthy streams and, thus, healthy trout populations. Funding supports hands-on experiences for students and families to learn about the importance of streamside forests and their connection to trout populations. It also supports our involvement with Pennsylvania’s Trout in the Classroom program. Funded by: DuPont Clear Into the Future and…
read more“The fish … eat the insects … on the leaves … that come from trees!” shouted children and their parents through the forest along White Clay Creek.
read moreLearn how to care for your landscape and prevent potentially harmful algae from growing in the waters where you live.
read moreHow one community’s action project is teaching students about water, trees, and wildlife and how to care for them.
read moreLearn how the Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards started a watershed organization in their rapidly developing community and you can too.
read moreWHAT WE DO Stroud Water Research Center produces the trusted science needed for successful stream and river conservation while fostering people’s passion for the water in their lives. WHY WE DO IT The future of clean fresh water depends on unbiased research to help people care for land and water. WHAT YOU CAN DO To learn about our latest work…
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