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A boy on a bike visits a rain garden outside his residence in Lancaster, Pa.
Don’t Let the Rain Run Away
UpStream 2024, Issue #4
Polluted runoff is a threat to clean water. Learn how rain gardens can protect clean fresh water by reducing flooding and water use.
A group of scientist set up the canopy and water supply for a rainfall simulation experiment.
Make It Rain, Make It Rain
UpStream 2024, Issue #4
Why do scientists simulate rainfall for stormwater sampling? Find out from Senior Research Scientist Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.
A woman sprinkles water from a watering can onto a watershed modeling table.
New Teaching Tool Shows How Land Use Alters Rain’s Path
UpStream 2024, Issue #4
Watershed modeling tables and companion lessons from the Stroud Center help people learn how actions on land impact streams and rivers.
Bern Sweeney walks through a native meadow.
Bern Sweeney Recognized With Prestigious Ruth Patrick Award
UpStream 2024, Issue #4
As a student, colleague, and lifelong friend of Ruth Patrick, Sweeney sustained a career of scientific discovery leading to environmental solutions.
Participants in the “Science of Fresh Water” course visit the Stroud Center.
New Class Introduces Adult Learners to “Science of Fresh Water”
UpStream 2024, Issue #4
Participants got a crash course on what watersheds are and how their streams and rivers work and support wildlife.
A map of southeastern Pennsylvania showing impacted streams and developed land use.
The Stream Restoration Puzzle
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
A new Stroud Water Research Center presentation examines why investment projects often fail to meet water quality standards.
A close-up photo of lawn grass with a house and tree in the background.
Green Lawns Don’t Have to Lead to Green Water
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
Learn how to care for your landscape and prevent potentially harmful algae from growing in the waters where you live.
Three scientists stand next to a rooftop rainwater monitoring station in Georgia.
Revolutionizing Environmental Data Collection
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
Open source technology is helping federal agencies collect high-quality environmental data without the hassle and high costs of proprietary options.
A group of students installs a tree shelter in the streamside buffer at their school.
Volunteer-Led Tree Planting Engages Students in Stewardship
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
How one community’s action project is teaching students about water, trees, and wildlife and how to care for them.
Eight watershed stewards stand behind a large pile of garbage they have removed from a stream.
Starting a Watershed Organization
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
Learn how the Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards started a watershed organization in their rapidly developing community and you can too.
Two women gear up for kayaking on a waterway in Dubai.
Lessons From the World Environmental Education Congress 2024
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
What Stroud Center educators learned and shared at an international gathering to address environmental and sustainable development.
The film festival audience seated for the show.
17 Years of Wild & Scenic Film Festival Raises $250K for Environmental Groups
UpStream 2024, Issue #3
Trail Creek Outfitters hosted its 17th Wild & Scenic Film Festival, this year supporting the Stroud Center and Brandywine Red Clay Alliance.