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When Local News and Science Go Dark, the River Loses Its Voice
UpStream 2026, Issue #1
Supporting local journalism and local science is not charity. It is an investment in the data, transparency, and accountability that keep fresh water safe.
Open Source Hardware Solves Flood Monitoring Challenges
UpStream 2026, Issue #1
Scientists and engineers at Stroud Water Research Center have developed a compact, inexpensive, and rapidly deployable tool for measuring river floods.
Heather Titanich Receives Exceptional Partner Award
UpStream 2026, Issue #1
The Stroud Center’s Heather Titanich earned an award from the Schuylkill Highlands Partnership for riparian buffer restoration in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Stroud Center’s Education Team Wins Partnership Award
UpStream 2026, Issue #1
Together with Red Clay Consolidated School District, we’re helping students understand the places water comes from, where it goes, and why it matters.
What the Fall Salt Snapshot Revealed About Our Groundwater
UpStream 2025, Issue #12
Most stream sites sampled this fall exceeded at least one environmental chloride guideline — months after the last road salt was applied.
Algae on the Rise
UpStream 2025, Issue #12
Stroud Center’s monitoring supports safer drinking water in Wilmington, Delaware, by streaming real-time data to the city’s treatment facility.
“Cut the Salt” Campaign Wins Anthem Award for Social Impact
UpStream 2025, Issue #12
The award is a testament to Stroud Center staff who help bring science and outreach to life, and would not be possible without our community of partners, volunteers, and donors.
Remembering Bill Elkins
UpStream 2025, Issue #12
It is with deep gratitude and sadness that Stroud Water Research Center remembers and celebrates William “Doc” Elkins, M.D.
Scientists Oviedo and Dow Make Waves in Freshwater Science
UpStream 2025, Issue #12
We congratulate Diana Oviedo Vargas, Ph.D., and Charles Dow, Ph.D., on recent achievements highlighting their commitment to advancing freshwater science.
Following the Rivers
UpStream 2025, Issue #11
The reality is that without you, our supporters, we simply cannot produce the trusted science needed for successful stream and river conservation.
Beyond the Snow
UpStream 2025, Issue #11
The Fall Salt Snapshot asked a simple question with big stakes: what can we learn about road salt pollution long after the snow is gone?
Weaving Imagination Into the Future of Water
UpStream 2025, Issue #11
Paul O’Callaghan, recipient of the 2025 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence, challenges us to “demand better” to secure water’s future.
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