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…
Bier, R., M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, E. Kelsick, and J. Kan. 2026. Journal of Environmental Quality 55(4): e70208.
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…
During storms, sediment plumes play a crucial role in the export of nutrients from rivers. This project investigates the changes in nutrient concentrations within these plumes.Understanding how biological processes alter…
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…
Researchers are following the path of nitrogen in a tropical stream to uncover relationships that support the entire ecosystem.
Inamdar, S., J.G. Galella, E.R. Moore, M.M. Rahman, M. Sena, B. Joshi, M. Peipoch, and J. Kan. 2026. Journal of Environmental Management 408: 129967.
Peipoch, M., D. Myers, M. Daniels, D. Oviedo-Vargas, and J.P. Schmit. 2026. River Research and Applications 42(6): 1335–1345.
Moore, E.R., M.M. Rahman, J.G. Galella, M. Sena, B. Joshi, A. Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2026. Nature Scientific Reports 16: article 6885.