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A purple martin with a large dragonfly in its beak.

Follow the Martin! Migration Sensor Network Tracks Bird From Our Backyard to Central America

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When wildlife-tracking telemetry towers were installed in Pennsylvania and Costa Rica, a purple martin reminded us of the connections between the temperate and tropical watersheds we study.

Mike Brubaker in a field at Brubaker Farms.

Brubaker Farms, a Stroud Center Partner, Wins Leopold Conservation Award

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The Stroud Center worked with the Brubakers on measures to protect water quality, including manure management, fencing cows out of Donegal Creek, and planting streamside forest buffers.

Mandy Nix holding a wooden fish plaque while surrounded by Trout Unlimited members.

STREAM Girls Leader Honored by Trout Unlimited Chapter

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Mandy Nix received an award for outstanding work leading the STREAM Girls program at the Stroud Center since 2019. 

Soil Health Coordinator Lisa Blazure sitting at a soil health study site in the Susquehanna watershed.

“How’s My Soil?” How We’re Helping Farmers Answer This Question

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The Soil Health Benchmark study lets farmers assess the health of their soils and see it compares to the data of their peers. 

A group of educators at the dedication of the West Chester Area School District Water Quality Education Center.

Stroud Center Partner Opens New Water Quality Education Center

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West Chester Area School District’s three outdoor learning classrooms and interpretative signage will engage students, teachers, and the greater community for generations to come.

A deicer truck spreading brine on an Oregon highway.

The Trouble With Road Salt

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Take a look at the effects of road salt on our streams and rivers and learn how volunteers and organizations are working to monitor what’s happening to their freshwater resources.

Three researchers seated on the ground and one standing collect samples from a rainfall simulator.

After the Harvest, the Rain Must Come

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Researchers at Stroud Water Research Center are using a rainfall simulator to assess how farming practices affect water quality in our streams and rivers.

Four educators at a table in an outdoor pavilion learning how to use the Pocket Macros app.

On the Screen and in the Stream: Expanding Support of Adult Audiences

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In addition to virtual programming, our education department offers open enrollment professional development workshops and partners closely with local school districts.

A red box with holiday ornaments, and a glass of water in the middle.

Give the Best Gift on Earth: Fresh Water

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Clean drinking water, good health, plentiful trout, productive soil, the simple joys of swimming, boating, fishing — our healthy freshwater ecosystems make these and so many other things possible. 

Wills Curley in a Philadelphia Eagles jersey with the Super Bowl LII trophy.

Watershed Restoration Welcomes Wills Curley to the Team

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After volunteering and then moving into a part-time role, Curley says he is ecstatic to join the Stroud Center full-time as the watershed restoration project coordinator.