Champion of water, forests lauded for lifetime advocacy

Stroud Water Research director honored for Chesapeake restoration work Bern Sweeney (center) receives the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Forest Champion award. Displaying a handcrafted, wooden bowl with the engraving “Chesapeake Forest Champion 2013,” Sweeney is joined by Al Todd (right), the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s executive director, and the U.S. Forest Service’s Chesapeake Liaison,...

Stroud center continues advances in water research

New offshoot will focus on watershed restoration At the Stroud Water Research Center, keeping waterways like the Brandywine Creek clean is an ongoing goal. Innovation continues to percolate at the Stroud Water Research Center, which on Thursday announced the launch of the Watershed Restoration Group to develop, research, implement, and monitor restoration projects throughout Pennsylvania and beyond. Matthew...