Stroud Water Research Center
Watch a video presentation outlining our research and case studies on how to maximize tree survival and growth in forested stream buffers.
The goal of improving the survival and growth of trees has persisted through decades of research. Yet, with every new advance, new questions arise.
Something wonderful is happening on the west branch of Red Clay Creek. It is getting its trees back — and perhaps its native brook trout, too.
Wise connects the dots between partners, funders, and landowners to increase the implementation of best practices in land management.
Growing up in Lancaster County and playing in its creeks, Wise had an up-close view of some of the water-quality issues he is now working to correct.
Understanding how streams work and the importance of trees to streams is fundamental to engaging landowners and decision makers.
In the last six years, Stroud Water Research Center has planted nearly 50,000 trees for clean water and healthy streams.
For the last 50 years scientists at Stroud Water Research Center have demonstrated the connection between good land-use practices and clean fresh water, between healthy soil and healthy water.
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources organized the 2018 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit to provide conservation practitioners and decision makers with information and skills that they can use in their work.
Four sites in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland will demonstrate options for improving the cost-effectiveness of reforestation methods, including direct seeding, innovative fencing in lieu of tree shelters, live stakes, improved methods for managing herbivore competition, and more.