Press Room Archive
2009 Press Releases
September 29:
New Critical Zone Observatory Seeks to Answer Climate
Change Questions.
To see related photos and text, go to:
http://www.stroudcenter.org/press/2009/czo_photos.shtm
September 24:
Ian Hutton, recipient of the Order of Australia Medal for services to conservation and tourism, to present
“The Pristine Lord Howe Island: Conservation Management at its Best” at the Stroud Water Research
Center’s annual fundraising gala, The Water’s Edge, on October 8th, 2009.
September 1:
Scientists Argue that Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Fall Short, Ignoring Significant Carbon Cycling Processes of Inland Waters.
To see the related illustration of the Boundless Carbon Cycle, go to:
http://www.stroudcenter.org/press/2009/BoundlessCarbonCycle_illustration.shtm
July 6:
Dr. Bernard W. Sweeney of the Stroud Water Research Center to Lead the Freshwater Surveillance Group for the
International Barcode of Life Project.
May 22:
Stroud Water Research Center to host a Sustainable Feast, an al fresco dining experience to celebrate local,
sustainable agriculture.
May 20:
The Schuylkill River Heritage Area (SRHA), host of the annual Schuylkill Sojourn, has teamed up with
the Stroud Water Research Center to design programming entitled “Reading the River: The Science of the
Schuylkill.”
March 24:
Celebrated photographer, educator & Arctic National Wildlife Refuge activist, Subhankar Banerjee,
to speak at the Stroud Water Research Center’s Joan & Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture Series
March 4:
Dr. David B. Arscott of the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research of New Zealand
Joins the Stroud Water Research Center as its Assistant Director
February 25:
Bob Caputo, Adventurer and National Geographic Photographer to speak at the Stroud Water Research Center’s Education Lecture Series
January 29:
Trail Creek Outfitters to sponsor the nationally acclaimed Wild and Scenic
Environmental Film Festival to Benefit Stroud Water Research Center on
February 12th, 2009.
January 22:
Bernard Sweeney to Present Closing Keynote Address at
18th Annual Farming for the Future Conference on February 7th, 2009
2008 Press Releases
October 3:
Stroud Water Research Center to Host Scientists, Educators and Policy Makers from Central &
South America for a Week-Long Spanish-Language Pilot of its Popular Leaf Pack Education Kit on
October 19th-25th, 2008
September 18:
Flip Nicklin, National Geographic contributing photographer and cofounder
of Whale Trust, to speak at the Stroud Water Research
Center’s annual fundraising gala, The Water’s Edge—and present a
special children’s workshop at the Stroud Water Research Center on
October 2nd, 2008
September 11:
The Avon Grove Charter School, with Support from the Stroud Water Research Center, to
Kick Off World Water Monitoring Month with Public Event and Program to Monitor Water
Quality of Local Streams
July 30:
Fish Ecologist and Geneticist, Dr. William H. Eldridge, of the School of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
at the University of Washington, Joins the Stroud Water Research Center to Launch its Fish Molecular
Ecology Department
May 5:
Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., Director of Stroud Water Research Center, will
present at the May 15th event, “Taking Stock of New York City’s Drinking
Water,” hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences.
April 10:
Stroud Water Research Center to host the nationally acclaimed Wild & Scenic™ Environmental Film Festival on May 1st, 2008
April 4:
Stroud Water Research Center and community members to plant 500
trees
March 20:
Liz Walker, Co-Founder and
Executive Director of EcoVillage at Ithaca (EVI) to speak at the Stroud
Water Research Center’s Joan & Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture Series on April
3rd, 2008
February:
“Mountaintop to Tap”: Following New York City’s drinking water from source to
tap
2007 Press Releases
September 22: First National Bank
of Chester County contributes $5,000 for educational programs
September 10:
Pioneering the science of water for 40 years: Stroud Water Research Center celebrates
milestone anniversary
April 16: Stroud Water Research Center names new Education Director
2006 Press Releases
August 25: Tioga County EPA
grant to study effects of acid mine drainage
May 23: Sweeney honored with
Garden Club of America Award
May 2: Stroud Water Research Center Director
Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
2005 Press Releases
July 27: Amazon
source of 5-year-old river breath.
April 6: Stroud
Water Research Center Achieves Kresge Foundation Science Initiative
Challenge Grant
2004 Press Releases
September 13: Streamside forests play
critical role in protecting the world’s fresh water
June 11: Federal Monies Available to Landowners for Planting Native Trees & Shrubs
2003 Press Releases
June 13: Bernard Sweeney receives the The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s 2003 Excellence in Conservation Award
2002 Press Releases
May: Stroud Water Research Center awarded the Telly Award for its film
The Wisdom of Water.
2001 Press Releases
June 26: Stroud Water Research Center wins the Governor’s Award for Watershed Stewardship.
1999 Press Releases
October 20: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to dedicate Stroud Water Research Center’s new streamhouse.
