Stroud Water Research Center
Help your students understand watershed concepts and make a positive impact on their local environment with the standards-aligned Shared Waters curriculum.
The scarcity of drinking water is beginning to capture the world’s attention but a radical source of water might just be found in one of Earth’s driest places.
When the pandemic transitioned programs to virtual settings, our educators transformed obstacles into opportunities to reach underserved audiences, enhance student learning outcomes, and inspire young leaders to make a difference.
Marcum-Dietrich, N.I., C. Stunkard, Z. Krauss, and S. Kerlin. 2021. Current Issues in Middle Level Education 25(2): article 3.
Every tree we plant plays a vital role by providing a natural buffer zone between our land use and the stream it protects.
While they more literally grow from eggs into alevins, fingerlings, and adults, trout “grow” on trees because their health and survival depend on streamside forests.
In collaboration with Cabrini College, Stroud Center educators began development of Watershed Ecology and Watershed Citizenship curricula for non-science majors.
Stroud Center educators worked with faculty at the Upland Country Day School in Pennsylvania to develop, implement and evaluate educational materials to increase quantitative, data collection, and analytical skills through the study of watersheds.
Goehring, E., W. Carlsen, C. Fisher, S. Kerlin, M. Smith, E. Simms, D. Blackman, and C. Williams. 2008. The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program.