Stroud Water Research Center
Our goal is to engage about 10,000 children and adults in our programs on a yearly basis by 2020 and sustain that number into the future.
Two Michigan schools used our Leaf Pack Experiment to assess their local stream’s health. They discovered what was impacting their stream and then developed a plan to restore it with native plantings.
Held in drought-stricken southern California, the focus was on the consequences of depleting freshwater resources and potential solutions.
We share our science to increase awareness and create a public dialogue centered on the protection, preservation, and restoration of watersheds everywhere.
“When we ask, do we have enough water when we need it and where we need it, and is the water quality good enough for our children to swim in, drink from and fish in, too often that answer is no,” says Alexandra Cousteau.
Stroud Water Research Center rolled out the red carpet for water systems experts from 23 countries who gathered to learn how to best protect their home countries’ water resources.
In May, Stroud Water Research Center scientists attended the weeklong annual meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators gives Stroud Water Research Center the Outstanding Environmental Education Program Award.
From New Jersey to Costa Rica to North Carolina and back home at the Stroud Center, our education staff was busy this fall!
Turns out eight-year-olds aren’t the only ones who love great piles of leaves. So do macroinvertebrates, the critters that indicate watershed health.