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Aerial image of reforestation efforts along the east branch of White Clay Creek from 1937 to 2015.

How Data Can Help Win the Fight Against Climate Change

UpStream 2022, Issue #10

Stroud Center scientists are amassing long-term data on streams and rivers that will help build resilience against the impacts of climate change.

Adventuring in the waterfalls of the highlands of Puerto Rico.

Around the World With Kathryn Metzker

UpStream 2022, Issue #10

As the Stroud Center’s new watershed education specialist, Kathryn Metzker has come full circle since she first visited White Clay Creek with her classmates when she was 12.

As the day turned to night, the sky turned beautiful shades of orange and purple.

A Wild & Scenic Night: The 15th Annual Film Festival

UpStream 2022, Issue #10

The outdoors is a great place for family fun, and Trail Creek’s 15th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival was no exception.

Water professionals on the Christina Basin Task Force annual bus tour.

Sharing Our Knowledge of Watershed Restoration

UpStream 2022, Issue #10

The Stroud Center partnered with volunteers for two tree plantings, spread the word about agroforestry, and helped water professionals learn about soil health and water quality.

Rachel Johnson and Dave Arscott at the Watershed Heroes event.

Stronger Together: A Nonprofit Partnership Raises Road Salt Awareness

UpStream 2022, Issue #10

Stroud Water Research Center is honored to have received the Watershed Heroes Nonprofit Steward award from Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership.

Ask a Scientist From Stroud Water Research Center

Ask a Scientist: Jinjun Kan

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

For our first installment of Ask a Scientist, we check in with Jinjun Kan, Ph.D., associate research scientist and principal investigator of the Microbiology Group at Stroud Water Research Center.

Rachel Johnson, Dan Myers, and David Bressler at the“Empowering the Next Generation of Women Closing the Gender Gap" event.

The Secret to Getting More Women and Girls in STEM? Stroud Center Sponsors Group at STEM Gender Gap Event

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

Women represent nearly half of the U.S. workforce but only 27% of STEM workers. The Stroud Center is aiming to change that in its area of influence: freshwater science.

Celebrity Chefs Wow Judges at Roaring Twenties Soirée for Rivers

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

Dishes featuring pawpaws, kombucha, and hemp hearts lent a Chopped-style flair to this 1920s-themed event in support of clean fresh water.

Photo of three kayakers on the Schuylkill River.

What’s the Ecological Status of the Schuylkill River?

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

Learn about a community science project that documented the river’s health through a volunteer survey and scientific water quality assessment.

Two Harambee Institute students looking at aquatic macroinvertebrates they collected from a stream.

PA to Meet Rise of STEM Economy With New Education Standards Featuring Environmental Literacy

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

STEM professionals can help solve the world’s leading environmental challenges. Learn how Pennsylvania’s new science standards have been revised to prepare the next generation for such vital work.

The 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

The 2022 award recipient is Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., a climate change author, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, and director of the Earth System Science Center.

Adventures in Geographic Space: Postdoc Daniel Myers Recalls the Wild as He Solves Water Challenges

UpStream 2022, Issue #9

On a fateful backcountry internship some years ago, the Stroud Center’s new postdoc, Dan Myers, Ph.D., heard the call of the wild and something more: his life’s mission.