Public Lectures and Events

Stroud™ Water Research Center lectures and events bring the highest level of scientific expertise to the Center in order to enlighten and entertain the general public in topics related to stream, river, and watershed ecology. These public lectures are intended for a general audience; children of middle school age and above are welcome.

Programs require reserved seating unless listed otherwise.
For information contact Kay Dixon by email or phone, 610-268-2153 x247

The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival

Jeremy Jones in Generations: A Perspective on Climate Change

Join us for an exciting line up of 12 documentaries and short films created by independent filmmakers and designed to inspire our community to take part in the environmental movement. When: February 11, 2010            6:00-9:30PM (Films start at 6:30PM) Where: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807-1827 Google map Tickets are SOLD OUT! Thank you! About the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) started the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival to build community within the Yuba Watershed and to explore environmental issues through the exciting and influential medium of film. This film tour, now the largest of its kind in the United States, is building a network of grassroots organizations connected by a common goal — to use film to educate, inspire and promote environmental stewardship. For more information about Wild and Scenic's home festival or SYRCL, go to: www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org and www.yubariver.org

View the list of films to be screened at this year's festival.

Watch the trailer for Big River, the film that will open the festival Curt Ellis and Ian Woolfe, the filmmakers of KING CORN, have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has had on the people and places downstream. In a journey that extends from the American heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, the guys trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched.

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Joan & Dick Stroud Memorial Lectures

Held in memory of Joan & Dick Stroud, co-founders of the Stroud™ Water Research Center, this lecture series allows us to share with our friends and the general public, a special evening with speakers who will both enlighten and entertain—sharing their research and their perspectives on subjects from watershed ecology to conservation and more. Past speakers have included, Chairman, Waterkeeper Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Director of the Global Water Policy Project and prolific author, Sandra Postel, and recipient of the prestigious Audubon Medal and the Lady Bird Conservation Award, and Professor of Global Conservation at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Michael Dombeck, Ph.D.

Upcoming lectures will be posted here as scheduled.

View a complete list of previous lecturers and links to their work.

Education Workshops

The Center's Education Department interprets the research of our scientists with the goal of motivating the public to become responsible stewards of freshwater resources. Programs are multidisciplinary and oriented to a wide audience including watershed advocacy groups, teachers, young adults, and children.

The Stroud Water Research Center is an approved provider of Act 48 Continuing Professional Education in Pennsylvania.

2010 Workshops:

• Water, People and Climate Change: the Future of the Amazon Rainforest
• The Color of Water: Mixing Art and Science

Scientific Seminars

The purpose of the Center’s Scientific Seminar series is to encourage scientific exchange on topics of stream, river, and watershed science between our staff and scientists from other institutions.  Scientists are encouraged to attend lectures and meet with our invited guests. Please contact us to arrange meetings.  Unless otherwise noted lectures are from 10:00 -11:00 am.

Upcoming lectures will be posted here as they are scheduled.

View listing of 2006-2008 completed seminars