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Advancing freshwater science with sensor data collected by community scientists

350 210 Stroud Water Research Center

Oviedo-Vargas, D., M. Peipoch, S.H. Ensign, D. Bressler, D.B. Arscott, and J.K. Jackson. 2024. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 22(6): e2748.

Three men learn about DIY environmental monitoring at a workshop.

Learn Do-It-Yourself Electronics for Environmental Monitoring

481 319 Stroud Water Research Center

You’ll learn the skills necessary to assemble, program, and deploy a water monitoring station, with the understanding that the DIY journey has just begun!

Three scientists stand next to a rooftop rainwater monitoring station in Georgia.

Revolutionizing Environmental Data Collection

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Open source technology is helping federal agencies collect high-quality environmental data without the hassle and high costs of proprietary options.

Carol Armstrong plants a tree in a streamside forest.

Volunteering With Scientists Changed How I Advocate for Clean Streams

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Carol Armstrong shares how knowledge she gained from collecting high-quality data in streams empowered her as a clean-water advocate in her community.

Rachel Johnson standing between two EnviroDIY Monitoring Stations.

A Dream Come True: Rachel Johnson Takes on New Role at the Stroud Center

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

She found a purpose making water data accessible. Now she’s pursuing graduate research in the watershed where she empowered community scientists.

An EnviroDIY monitoring station next to a USGS gaging station on White Clay Creek near Avondale.

The Best Environmental Sensor: Is EnviroDIY Water Quality Data as Good as USGS?

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For National Water Quality Month and World Water Monitoring Day, we’re putting EnviroDIY to the test!

Two scientists paddle on the Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania during an algae bloom.

New Way to Trace Algae Origins Could ID Sources of Water Pollution

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Real-time chlorophyll sensors can be used to determine the origins of algae in rivers and streams. 

Algal bloom in Brandywine Creek where it flows under a railroad bridge.

Who’s Polluting Our Water? Scientists’ New Way to Trace Algae Origins Could Tell Us

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Not all algae are harmful but too much can be deadly. Why? Because when they die, the blooms feed bacteria that rob the water of oxygen. 

Schuylkill River Community Scientist Monitoring Project to Kick Off on World Habitat Day

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

The project aims to document the current ecological status and health of the river and seeks to engage and educate a diverse set of river users and residents.

Photo of a woman placing a sensor in an indoor stream flume.

Open-Source Electronic Hardware for Water Research and Real-Time Online Water Monitoring

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

Participants will be exposed to all aspects of Stroud Water Research Center’s EnviroDIY project, including Mayfly Data Logger programming, writing Arduino code for off-the-shelf commercial sensors, and using a free data portal (Monitor My Watershed®) for real-time data upload and visualization.