Stroud Water Research Center — Watershed Education Programs

Watershed science education curriculum, teacher training, and citizen science programs grounded in active freshwater research.

Stroud Water Research Center is one of the country's leading freshwater research institutions. Beyond their research, they offer education programs including the Leaf Pack Network (a hands-on macroinvertebrate study program), Model My Watershed (a free GIS-based watershed analysis tool), and WikiWatershed teacher training.Pennsylvania watershed groups can use Stroud's free curriculum, software, and citizen science protocols to support local education and monitoring programs. Stroud also offers paid professional development for teachers.The Leaf Pack and Model My Watershed tools are particularly useful for member groups running school programs or watershed-wide bioassessments.