Stroud Water Research Center
Bernasconi originally wanted to be a marine biologist but a semester on a sailing ship convinced her to stick to studying fresh water.
New grants support education programs for underserved youth and prioritize minority and economically disadvantaged populations and local environmental justice communities.
It’s challenging to limit plastic use in normal circumstances, but it’s nearly impossible to do during a global pandemic, Stroud Center staff discovered.
Every tree we plant plays a vital role by providing a natural buffer zone between our land use and the stream it protects.
Episode 1 in a video series from WHYY TV12 demonstrates how planting trees along a stream can filter out pollutants and dramatically improve water quality.
Have you ever wondered what swims by your feet in your local creek? Learn how we use electrofishing to survey the fish living in the east branch of White Clay Creek!
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.
Watch an American mink shake off creek water and explore its surroundings on the East Branch of White Clay Creek.
We pledge to foster programs that engage and empower all audiences who have been historically excluded from and unsafe in the same outdoor green spaces we inspire our learners to protect.
These grants will support programming for a total of 91 local 21st Century Community Learning Centers sites and their students, many of whom live in high-poverty and underserved areas.