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Unseen Intruders: Microplastics in Our Rivers
UpStream 2024, Issue #7
If you are curious about plastics pollution, especially microplastics, this webinar provides a helpful overview.
A graphic showing a person using a litter-reporting app.
Empowering People: Trash Monitoring Along the Schuylkill River
UpStream 2024, Issue #7
Did you hear about how the community along the Schuylkill River helped identify hotspots for trash in the river and along the banks?
A young man holds Open Water brand canned water near a golf course.
Celebrating Plastic Free July with Our Friends: Open Water
UpStream 2024, Issue #7
Open Water provided a 100% recyclable alternative for golfers during Stroud Water Research Center’s Fore Fresh Water Golf Invitational.
A native plant garden and streamside forest planting at Overlook Park.
A Busy Spring at the Stroud Center
UpStream 2024, Issue #7
The past few months have been filled with events, and we wanted to take a moment to recap the activities, sponsors, and supporters who made it all possible!
A female mayfly with a ball of eggs attached to the underside of her abdomen.
The Magic of Mayflies
UpStream 2024, Issue #6
If you’ve ever hiked along a woodland stream on a warm spring day, you may have seen these tiny creatures swarming together, fluttering in a midair dance.
Native trees with tree shelters in a young streamside buffer with a barn in the distance.
Building Trust to Boost the Bay
UpStream 2024, Issue #6
Stroud Center’s watershed restoration team knows that gaining farmers’ trust and emphasizing improvements in their local streams is an important part of the work.
A teacher leads a group of small children along a woodland trail.
Reimagining Classrooms
UpStream 2024, Issue #5
Whether you call them outdoor classrooms, living schoolyards, or ecological schoolyards — we’ve got ideas for how to make the outdoors a place of discovery.
Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding speaks at a press event.
Pa. Ag Secretary Meets With Scientists and Farmer About New Research Funding 
UpStream 2024, Issue #5
Stroud Water Research Center highlights research supporting the future of farming and clean water in Pennsylvania.
Four women smile while holding tree cages at a tree planting event.
Earth Week Volunteers Help Restore Red Clay Creek
UpStream 2024, Issue #5
Thanks to the volunteers from Constellation Energy, Dansko, LINKBANK, Resolution Life, Charter School of Wilmington, and the community who made the day a success!
Two kids hold hands while walking in a creek.
Restoring Our Watersheds: A Podcast Conversation
UpStream 2024, Issue #5
In the season six premiere of the Kindred Podcast, we talk about watersheds, their importance to humans and wildlife, and how people can both harm and restore them.
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.

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