Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture

Held in memory of Joan and Dick Stroud, co-founders of Stroud Water Research Center, this lecture series allows us to share with our friends and the general public a special evening with speakers who will both enlighten and entertain — sharing their research and their perspectives on subjects from watershed ecology to conservation and more.

Upcoming and Recent Lectures

Award-winning author and photographer Tim Palmer will speak about his book, Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis ...

Watch an award-winning film about Emily Ford's adventure thru-hiking Wisconsin’s 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in winter, followed by Q&A with Ford ...

Join us for an evening of film, imagery, and storytelling featuring a Pennsylvania premiere of the feature film Hidden Rivers ...

Join us for a lecture by Carolyn Finney, Ph.D., a storyteller, author, and cultural geographer deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience ...

Join us from your couch for a screening of a new documentary about Stroud Water Research Center. This exclusive event will include live Q&A with producer and award-winning journalist, Jody Santos ...

Dr. Sherri Mason will present her lecture, “Perils of Plastics.” “The world is an interconnected system. This is not just about aquatic animals; it is a significant concern to human health as well.” — Dr. Sherri Mason ...

Earlier Presentations and Speakers

• Subhankar Banerjee, artist, educator, activist, and author.
• Mayra Bonilla, outdoor photographer, founder Audiovise S.A., Costa Rica.
• Rita Colwell, director, National Science Foundation.
• Wade Davis, anthropologist, botanist, filmmaker, photographer, author, and National Geographic Explorer in Residence.
• Dr. Michael Dombeck, former chief of the U.S. Forest Service and pioneer professor of Global Environmental Management at the University of Wisconsin.
• James A. Duke, ethnobotanist, director, Duke’s Herbal Vineyard, Inc.
• Scott Faber, farm policy campaign director for Environmental Defense.
• Daniel Janzen, professor of biology, University of Pennsylvania.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chairman, Riverkeeper Alliance.
• Last Call at the Oasis, a documentary film about the global water crisis.
• Gene Likens, director, Institute for Ecosystem Studies.
• Patrick McCully, campaigns director, International Rivers Network.
• L.D. McMullen, CEO and general manager, Des Moines Water Works.
• Jeff Orlowski, filmmaker, photographer, and the director/producer of the award-winning film, Chasing Ice.
• Tim Palmer, conservationist, photographer, and author of more than 20 books including Wild and Scenic Rivers: An American Legacy.
• Robert McCracken Peck, academy fellow, curator of art and artifacts, editor, scientific publications, Academy of Natural Science.
• Sandra Postel, senior fellow, Worldwatch Institute.
• Robert M. Pyle, author, of Chasing Monarchs: A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage and other nature books.
• Peter Raven, director, Missouri Botanical Garden.
• Vincent Resh, professor of insect biology, University of California, Berkeley.
• Gus Speth, dean, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University.
• William Taylor, president, Atlantic Salmon Federation.
• Alvaro Ugalde, chief environmental officer of the Foundation for U.S.-Costa Rica Cooperation.
• Virginia Tech Flint Water Study Team (update on the Flint, Michigan, water crisis).
• Liz Walker, co-founder and executive director, EcoVillage at Ithaca.
• Dr. J. Bruce Wallace, professor of entomology and ecology, University of Georgia.
• George Woodwell, founder and director, Woods Hole Research Center.