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A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Assessment of Environmental Conditions in Bennett’s Run, Brandywine Creek

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Water chemistry, temperature, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and fish are being monitored in Bennett’s Run, a small tributary to Brandywine Creek in southern Chester County, Pa., to provide critical data in support…

Macroinvertebrate Monitoring at Sites in White Clay Creek, Pa., Flint River, Ga., Susquehanna River, Pa., and Delaware River, Pa.

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These projects use aquatic macroinvertebrates such as mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies to provide assessments of current water quality in these streams and rivers.

North American Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Certification Program

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This program coordinates and executes the taxonomic certification program for the Society for Freshwater Science, conducting family- and genus-level tests throughout the year. Funded by: Society for Freshwater Science Principal…

Evaluating How Conventional, Conservation, and Organic Farming Management Practices Enhance Soil Health and Improve Water Quality

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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…

A group of students smile as they build leaf packs for an experiment.

Dual Impact

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A partnership between the LaMotte Company and the Stroud Center has bridged a gap between scientific research and water sustainability through education.

An Eastern bluebird in a flower garden.

Let Your Garden Grow Clean Water

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If you’ve got the gardening bug, you can cultivate a beautiful landscape that also supports clean water and healthy streams.

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Watershed survey of streams in western Bhutan with macroinvertebrates, water chemistry, bacteria and DNA barcodes

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Battle, J.M., B.W. Sweeney, B. Currinder, A. Aufdenkampe, B. Fisher, and N. Islam. 2024. Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(11): 26089–26103.

A woman and a man plant a tree in a new riparian buffer.

How Many Trees Does It Take to Protect a Stream?

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Here’s a hint: wider buffers are better. Narrower buffers help but don’t function as well as pollutant barriers and enhancers of in-stream function.

Bern Sweeney walks through a native meadow.

Bern Sweeney Recognized With Prestigious Ruth Patrick Award

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As a student, colleague, and lifelong friend of Ruth Patrick, Sweeney sustained a career of scientific discovery leading to environmental solutions.

A map of southeastern Pennsylvania showing impacted streams and developed land use.

The Stream Restoration Puzzle

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Stroud Water Research Center examines why freshwater ecosystem restoration often fails to meet water quality objectives.