Stroud Water Research Center
Jim Harbach has practiced no-till farming for 30 years and has documented how his soils can better withstand the extreme weather swings associated with climate change.
An innovative program is showing farmers how to plant cash crops in buffer zones to help stabilize stream banks and clean up waterways.
Understanding how streams work and the importance of trees to streams is fundamental to engaging landowners and decision makers.
Master Watershed Stewards help develop science capacity to support stream and river protection and restoration by citizen science programs.
Monday, March 30: Ecology of Streams and Riparian Forests
Tuesday, March 31: Do Hellbenders, Freshwater Mussels, and Native Brook Trout Matter?
Wednesday, April 1: Selling Buffers WITHOUT Financial Incentives
Thursday, April 2: Reforesting Shallowbrook School
Friday, April 3: Pre- and Post-Planting Vegetation Management for Establishment
This event has been postponed. We expect to reschedule for late spring or early summer. Please check back.
Soil Health Coordinator
Learn how you can spend less time weeding, have a productive garden, and improve water quality and soil health in your backyard!
Stroud Center scientists are pioneering a scientifically valid way to simulate rain to study the links between farming practices and healthy streams.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund is dedicated to helping local communities clean up and restore their polluted rivers and streams.