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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. visiting a Lancaster County farm Aug. 4 to learn about agricultural conservation practices.
Senator Gets First-Hand Look at Conservation Practices
UpStream 2016, Issue #5
Riparian buffers, cover crops, even rain gutters on the barn can make a big difference to water quality. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. saw all this and more on a
Rich Shockey and his wife in kayaks on the water.
Meet the Forester Who’s Leading People to Clean Fresh Water
UpStream 2016, Issue #5
Ecological information specialist Rich Shockey is one of our most effective partners helping to spread the word about how streamside forests protect and restore streams and rivers.
Tara Muenz teaching a group of students in the outdoor classroom.
Students Experience Field-Based Learning at the Stroud Center’s New Outdoor Classroom
UpStream 2016, Issue #4
There's just something about going outside. It's fun. It lowers stress. It helps students focus. And it's a great way to learn about freshwater science.
Jonathan Jarvis of the National Parks Service.
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis to Receive SAFE Award
UpStream 2016, Issue #4
On the centennial anniversary of one of America’s greatest treasures, the SAFE Water Award will be presented to the National Park Service and its director, Jonathan Jarvis.
People being trained to identify aquatic macroinvertebrates.
Volunteers to Monitor Threats to Water for 15 Million People
UpStream 2016, Issue #4
Stroud Center Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Boost Citizen-Science Water-Quality Monitoring in Delaware River Basin.
Guests at the Blues, Brews, and BBQ event.
Blue Skies For Blues, Brews, and BBQ
UpStream 2016, Issue #3
Despite the ominous weather forecast, the Stroud Center’s Blues, Brews, and BBQ event was held among blue skies and sunshine at Scarlett Thicket Farm in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Exelon volunteers pose for a group photo at a tree planting event.
Volunteers Lend a Helping Hand
UpStream 2016, Issue #3
National Volunteer Week and Corporate Days of Service gave Stroud™ Water Research Center a helping hand throughout April and May.
Maria Scarborough with U.S. Sens. Chris Coons and Sheldon Whitehouse at the Stroud Center table at a bioblitz.
Stroud Team Helps Discover Species Diversity in State and National Parks
UpStream 2016, Issue #3
Stroud Center entomologists, interns, and educators joined citizen scientists and others for the National Park Service Centennial BioBlitz.
Students using the Model My Watershed web app on a laptop computer.
Students Nationwide Model Their Watersheds, Solve Environmental Challenges
UpStream 2016, Issue #3
To cultivate the next generation of scientists and watershed stewards, Stroud Center and partners are taking Model My Watershed to classrooms nationwide.
2016 Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting logo
Stroud Center Speaks on Water Scarcity at SFS Annual Meeting
UpStream 2016, Issue #3
Held in drought-stricken southern California, the focus was on the consequences of depleting freshwater resources and potential solutions.
2016 Stroud Center interns.
Welcome Summer Interns!
UpStream 2016, Issue #3
Stroud Center's internship program, now in its 44th year, has ushered through hundreds of interns who have come in search of meaningful work.
Kristen Jellison sampling White Clay Creek.
Former Intern Embarks on Collaborative Research to Make Drinking Water Safer
UpStream 2016, Issue #2
While an intern at the Stroud Center, Kristen Jellison, Ph.D., got her first taste of investigative scientific research, and she was immediately hooked.