Stroud Water Research Center
In Pennsylvania, property owners and farmers are transforming their lands to restore a stream’s health and its native fish.
The Penn Vet campus is a 700-acre living laboratory at the headwaters of White Clay Creek, protecting soil health, biodiversity, and water quality.
Jim and his family farm using no-till practices, cover crops, and riparian buffers that help keep soil and nutrients on the field and out of nearby streams.
DNA sequencing technology produces mind-boggling quantities of raw data. This is where machine learning is set to open a new expanse of knowledge.
Skip the rototiller. Learn four soil-health principles, why worms matter, and steps to build water-wise, resilient home gardens.
Pipinos, A., J. Kan, G. Zinati, A. Smith, and H. Bais. 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology 16: 1637050.
New incentive program helps farmers reduce nitrogen pollution by leaning into soil health practices.
“Forever chemicals” in sewage sludge are reaching waterways, Stroud Center finds and New York Times reports.
Restoration can fuel economic growth, cut costs, create jobs, and provide opportunities for businesses, all while supporting freshwater ecosystems.
Oviedo-Vargas, D., J. Anton, S. Coleman-Kammula, and X. Qin. 2025. Nature Scientific Reports 15: Article 5582.