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Knowledge and Stewardship of Freshwater Ecosystems in Costa Rica and Around the World

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project contributes to ongoing operations, monitoring, and synthesis of long-term research at Maritza Biological Station in Costa Rica. Seed funding advances collaborations between the Stroud Center and the Smithsonian…

Land Protection Impact Assessment in Support of Delaware River Watershed Initiative

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project evaluates the hypothesis that protection and/or maintenance of natural land maintains ecological stream quality by limiting, preventing, or redirecting changes to land cover and use away from headwaters,…

Macroinvertebrate Monitoring at Sites in White Clay Creek, Pa., Flint River, Ga., Susquehanna River, Pa., and Delaware River, Pa.

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

These projects use aquatic macroinvertebrates such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies to provide assessments of current water quality in these streams and rivers.

Monitoring Fish Populations and Stream Habitat Quality for the National Park Service

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This project monitors biological conditions, water quality, habitat integrity, and fish at 37 sites in 10 national parks in the National Capital Region Network around Washington, D.C. The National Park…

North American Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Certification Program

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

This program coordinates and executes the taxonomic certification program for the Society for Freshwater Science, conducting family- and genus-level tests throughout the year. Funded by: Society for Freshwater Science Principal…

Silk Grass Farms Water Resources Assessment

 800 532 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…

Watershed-Scale Evaluation of Restoration Practices on Water Quality Improvement

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

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…

Focus on Lancaster County

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, watershed restoration projects spearheaded by the Stroud Center address water quality issues on about 1,400 acres of farmland in the Chesapeake Bay region each year. The…

Ecotoxicity Study for Mayflies Exposed to Elevated Concentrations of Chloride at Different Temperatures

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

Chloride concentrations in surface waters have been increasing over the last several decades at multiple locations throughout the United States. At times, it appears that ambient chloride concentrations now reach…

Evaluating How Conventional, Conservation, and Organic Farming Management Practices Enhance Soil Health and Improve Water Quality

 800 532 Stroud Water Research Center

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…