Thursday, September 3, 2026

Stroud Water Research Center Highlights Farm Conservation Success In Small Watersheds; When Dams Come Down; Recognition Of Amy Bowers Cordalis

The
latest UpStream newsletter from the Stroud Water Research Center in Chester County highlights farm conservation successes, what happens after dams are removed from streams and Freshwater Excellence Award winner Amy Bowers Cordalis.

Stroud Award For Freshwater Excellence 

Join Stroud on November 5 for the Water’s Edge Gala and the presentation of the Award for Freshwater Excellence to Amy Bowers Cordalis who helped launch the Indigenous-led movement to undam the Klamath River.

Click Here to learn more about this special event.

Small Watershed Farm Conservation Success 

See how landowners in a tributary to the Little Conestoga Creek in Lancaster County have worked with Stroud and many partners to adopt farm conservation practices across multiple properties to improve water quality.

Click Here to read more.

When Dams Come Down - Reconnecting Rivers

Join Stroud on October 13, at 6 p.m. for our annual Joan and Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture where Katie Schmidt and Jessie Thomas-Blate from American Rivers will share stories of river restoration from California’s Klamath River to local waterways in Pennsylvania.

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PA Farmland Raptor Project

A partnership between the Stroud Center and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary lets qualifying landowners receive free nest boxes for barn owls and American kestrels, which are declining because of habitat loss and changing land use. 

The raptors help control rodents that can damage trees in newly planted riparian buffers.

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Visit Stroud’s Upcoming Events webpage to learn more about educational events and experiences.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Stroud Water Research Center website, Click Here to subscribe to UpStream. Click Here to become a Friend Of Stroud Research,  Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter and visit their YouTube Channel.

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-- Penn State Extension: Mid-Atlantic Organic & Sustainable Agricultural Exchange Nov. 9 In Harrisburg  [PaEN]

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay News: Invitation To Readers To Take Survey On Sharing Information 

-- Organizations Defend Delaware River Basin Commission Shale Gas Fracking Ban  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Takes DEP Officials On Field Tour Of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects In Luzerne County

-- WNEP: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Tour Highlights Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects Underway In Luzerne County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Dam Removals Give Way To Better Habitat In Chesapeake Bay Region; PA Routinely Leads The Nation In Dam Removals

[Posted: September 3, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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