Stroud Water Research Center
Whether it’s too much, too little, or too dirty, the primary way humans experience climate change is through water. Streamside forests can help.
Human activities are increasing stream temperatures and harming habitat quality for freshwater fish and species like mayflies.
New team members will help farmers and landowners adopt stream-friendly practices and access climate-smart incentives for reducing water pollution.
Ensign, S.H., J.N. Halls, and E.K. Peck. 2023. Science 382(6675): 1191–1195.
Building up wetlands that are drowning under rising oceans remains a challenge, but scientists are now one step closer to identifying solutions.
Plowing, disking, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides have damaged the health of agricultural soils, resulting in reduced rainfall infiltration and storage, increased stormwater and pollutant runoff, degraded streams, and contaminated groundwater.…
People in the Delaware River Watershed are joining forces and collecting data to protect the vital freshwater resources that sustain their communities.
Two science powerhouses are joining forces to discover water quality trends
in some of America’s favorite national parks.
To share his knowledge and warn the public about climate change, Mann has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, numerous op-eds and commentaries, and five books.
Stroud Center scientists are amassing long-term data on streams and rivers that will help build resilience against the impacts of climate change.