Stroud Water Research Center
When farmers improve the health of streams on their land, it also improves the health of their herds.
Stroud Center Scientists Attend International Conferences; Leaf Pack Network Science Hits the Road; 24 Hours, 55 Volunteers, 807 Species; Walking the Walk at Spring Creek Farms Field Day; Cultivating the Next Generation of Scientists.
Berks County Conservation District and Stroud Water Research Center will be showcasing Best Management Practices and funding sources at Spring Creek Farm.
Stroud Water Research Center and the Chester County Conservation District will develop conservation and restoration plans for area farms.
J. Pizzuto, E.R. Schenk, C.R. Hupp, A. Gellis, G. Noe, E. Williamson, D.L. Karwan, M. O’Neal, J. Marquard, R. Aalto, and J.D. Newbold. 2014. Water Resources Research 50:790–805.
A Holistic Approach to Restoring Streams: Our Watershed Restoration Group has an ambitious goal — add forested buffers along the entire length of two streams over the next two years.
The River Continuum Concept remains the most often cited paper in its field. So, when Melinda Daniels, Ph.D., wrote “The River Discontinuum,” people noticed.
The Watershed Restoration Group is building relationships with all of the farmers along two headwater tributaries to restore, protect, and monitor them.
The web app has a dynamic, videogame-like interface that lets students see how modifying land use in their own neighborhoods can affect water quality.
Stroud Center educators conducted a week-long summer program of field experiences and hands-on activities designed to convey effective and innovative methods to protect water quality.