The Stroud Water Research Center celebrates the 75th anniversary of the publication of Dr. Ruth Patrick’s groundbreaking study of the Conestoga River with two special programs.

Educator Program

On July 29 to August 2, Stroud will hold a Watershed Education on the Conestoga River Program on the Millersville University campus and on the Conestoga River.

This hybrid course is open to graduate students, formal and nonformal educators, and school administrators.

Act 48 credits are available.

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Dr. Bern Sweeney On Conestoga River Study

Join Stroud on August 1 for a special lecture by Bern Sweeney, Ph.D., celebrating Ruth Patrick, Ph.D., and her groundbreaking study of the Conestoga River.

Dr. Patrick and a team of scientists sampled 152 sites along the Conestoga in 1948. This was the first time a stream was studied so extensively, and it helped shape how we study streams and rivers today.

2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the study’s publication in 1949.

The program will be held at the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster starting at 6:00 p.m.

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Visit the Dr. Ruth Patrick webpage at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University to learn more about this amazing pioneer.

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The Chester County-based Stroud Center seeks to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.

[Posted: July 3, 2024]

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