Stroud Water Research Center
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Human activities are increasing stream temperatures and harming habitat quality for freshwater fish and species like mayflies.
Stroud Center helps communities establish trusted freshwater data, strengthen local monitoring, and protect vital freshwater resources.
Stroud Center’s comprehensive assessment reveals exceptional biodiversity and establishes a benchmark for freshwater conservation in Belize.
Across six agricultural watersheds draining to the Chesapeake Bay, scientists are measuring changes in stream temperature, water chemistry, and aquatic macroinvertebrates in response to forested buffer restoration and better barnyard…
This funding supports Stroud Water Research Center’s efforts to help Delaware River Watershed Initiative partners better understand their streams and watersheds and their progress toward conservation goals. This includes the…
These projects use water chemistry and aquatic macroinvertebrates such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies to provide assessments of current water quality in streams. Where long-term data are available, the most…
This project examines the timeline for changes in soil health after the application of cover crops. Funded by: U.S. Department of Agriculture Principal Investigators: Jinjun Kan and Diana Oviedo Vargas…
Scientists are studying PFAS transport and transformation at a Pennsylvania farm with a history of biosolid use to better understand the environmental fate of these contaminants and guide policies. Funded…
Stroud Water Research Center is developing a solar-powered, low-cost water-level monitoring system for the U.S. Geological Survey to enhance flood warnings and infrastructure management. Using EnviroDIY technology, the system will…