Stroud Water Research Center
This project evaluates water resources at Silk Grass Farms in Belize through physical, biological, and chemical indicators and identifies potential activities at the farms that may be degrading or improving…
To evaluate how watershed restoration practices improve stream health and water quality, scientists are monitoring nutrient and sediment loads and macroinvertebrates before, during, and after restoration. (Project details may change…
This project examines whether the lower White Clay Creek in Delaware provides suitable habitat for migratory fish like American shad. Funded by: White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Project Lead:…
Bier, R., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, E. Kelsick, and J. Kan. 2026. Journal of Environmental Quality 55(4): e70208.
Educators collaborated with local schools and school districts to design and construct outdoor learning spaces on school grounds while creating lessons tailored to each outdoor learning space. With the help…
For this project, educators develop and pilot a new national curriculum and extensive learning resources using principles of universal design for learning in California, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, with special attention…
This project investigates how different agricultural management practices influence water quality and soil health. Using Rodale Institute’s 37-year-old Farming Systems Trial and a recent transition to organic farming at the…
In this episode of “Clean Water Conversations,” Stroud Center scientists Diana Oviedo Vargas and Melinda Daniels share what drives their work.
Peipoch, M., D. Myers, M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, and J.P. Schmit. 2026. River Research and Applications 42(6): 1335–1345.
Myers, D.T., D. Oviedo-Vargas, S. Ensign, M. Daniels, J.P. Schmit, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2025. Freshwater Science 54(1): 18–30.