2020 Annual Report
2020 Annual Report A YEAR IN REV IEW Challenging Times, Changing Solutions A | CITIZEN SCIENCE In support of her master’s thesis at West Chester University, Patty Haug, who is also a Penn State Master Watershed Steward, is collaborating with the Stroud Center’s citizen science team in using EnviroDIY™ Monitoring Stations to investigate impacts of road salts and de-icers on streams draining the Borough of West Chester, Pa. B | THE WATER’S EDGE GLANCE Jill Tidman, executive director of the Redford Center, received the Stroud Award for Freshwater A Excellence on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 during a virtual celebration. Co-founded in 2005 by Robert Redford and his son, James Redford, the Redford Center uses the power of film AT and media to engage people through inspiring stories leading to environmental action. 2020 A. C | RESTORATION The Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recognized David Wise as a Good Natured Pennsylvanian. As watershed restoration manager, Wise sets up programs with incentives for landowners to restore streamside forests. D | SCIENTIST HONORED J. Denis Newbold, Ph.D., research scientist emeritus, was honored with the 2020 Society of Freshwater Science Award of Excellence (SFS). The award is given to a single recipient for outstanding contributions to B. C. D. freshwater science. SFS noted that Newbold’s research on nutrient spiraling “has influenced an entire generation of stream scientists,” and that his metrics in the area of stream biogeochemistry“ are now considered fundamental measures of ecosystem function.” E | EDUCATION Stroud Center educators pose proudly with their fleet of canoes, which expanded on-the-water education programming in 2020 thanks to generous support from the McLean Contributionship, the Rotary Club of Longwood, the Redwoods Group Foundation, and an anonymous individual donor.
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