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Stroud Center Weighs In on Pennsylvania’s Proposed PFAS Safeguards

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Stroud Center research shows that a variety of PFAS compounds may be found in some soil and water samples from Pennsylvania farm fields treated with biosolids.

Gordonville farm buffer installed fall 2023.

Stream and Buffer Ecology Workshop

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Riparian buffer practitioners are invited to learn more about the important role that riparian forest buffers play in stream health.

American kestrel nestlings after receiving their color bands.

Connecting the Kittatinny to the Chesapeake: An Update

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With the Stroud Center, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is extending the reach of its Pennsylvania Farmland Raptor Project into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Heather Titanich, watershed restoration coordinator at the Stroud Center, meets with farmer David Smucker to discuss tree plantings.

A Small Watershed’s Great Big Lesson for All of Us

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What can one small watershed teach us? A lesson on restoration, resilience, and how shared stewardship creates lasting change.

Two scientists collect a streamwater sample in Belize.

Stewardship Supports Biodiversity in Belize, Survey Finds

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Stroud Center’s comprehensive assessment reveals exceptional biodiversity and establishes a benchmark for freshwater conservation in Belize.

Long-Term Recovery of Stream Health Following Watershed-Scale Implementation of Agricultural Restoration Practices

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Across six agricultural watersheds draining to the Chesapeake Bay, scientists are measuring changes in stream temperature, water chemistry, and aquatic macroinvertebrates in response to forested buffer restoration and better barnyard…

The Microbial Calendar: When Do Farmers See the Effects of Cover Cropping on Soil Functions, Crop Performance, and Microbial Communities?

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This project examines the timeline for changes in soil health after the application of cover crops. Funded by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Principal Investigators: Jinjun Kan and Diana Oviedo Vargas…

Temporal Dynamics of Biosolid-Derived PFAS in Agricultural Soils and Receiving Agro-Fluvial Ecosystems

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Scientists are studying PFAS transport and transformation at a Pennsylvania farm with a history of biosolid use to better understand the environmental fate of these contaminants and guide policies. Funded…

Agriculture Viromes in Farming Systems: Effects on Microbiome Assembly, Function, and Crop Production

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This research explores how viruses function within the microbiomes of agricultural soil and investigates their impact on soil health and crop productivity. Funded by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Principal Investigator:…

Biochar as a Nutrient Removal Tool on Farms

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Researchers are studying how well biochar works in engineered structures to remove excess nutrients from runoff on agricultural fields. Results will help determine to what degree, if any, biochar can…