Stroud Water Research Center
Learn how the Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards started a watershed organization in their rapidly developing community and you can too.
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Senior Research Scientist John Jackson recently spoke with WHYY’s Studio 2 hosts about how road salt is contaminating waterways.
People in the Delaware River Watershed are joining forces and collecting data to protect the vital freshwater resources that sustain their communities.
Elisabeth Ruschmann monitored water quality in her community and made an “alarming” discovery. Now she’s focused on sustainable solutions.
With help from the Stroud Center, community scientists and watershed groups are measuring the impact of salt pollution on fresh water and taking action.
Stroud Water Research Center is honored to have received the Watershed Heroes Nonprofit Steward award from Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership.
The invitation came on the heels of the Stroud Center sharing data with the Philadelphia Inquirer underlining the gravity of the road salt crisis as it affects clean fresh water.
The intense use of salt is now threatening our streams and rivers, marshes and ponds, and even groundwater — freshwater resources that were never meant to be so salty.
Join the conversation as WITF “Smart Talk” host Scott LaMar talks with Senior Research Scientist John Jackson, Ph.D., about the trouble with road salt.