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David Gorchov (Biology)

Fall 2024

Effects of an invasive shrub, Lonicera maackii, and a generalist herbivore, white-tailed deer, on forest floor plant community composition.

students in canoes on the shore of a river

Jason Rech (Geology)

Fall, 2022

The focus of my lab group's research in southwest Ohio is on understanding what streams were like prior to European settlement.

bald eagle

David Russell (Biology)

Summer, 2014

For our bird research, we band birds, assign them numbers, capture lots of data about them; we monitor them year after year for how many return and what birds use the areas.

Warbler

Paul Schaeffer (Biology)

Spring, 2023

We are studying small mammal adaptations to winter cold, as well as the importance of native habitats for stopovers of migrating songbirds.

woods in the natural areas at dusk

Hank Stevens (Biology)

Spring, 2023

In Ecology of North America (BIO 176), we explore natural landscapes. One of the best ways to do this is to get outside, and use our senses of smell, sight, sound, and touch.

a seedling

Abby Hay (Biology)

Fall, 2022

My project focuses on the individual and interactive effects of white-tailed deer and invasive plants on tree regeneration: both natural regeneration and artificial regeneration of planted seedlings.

botanical society clearing honeysuckle from natural areas

Botanical Society

Spring, 2023

In the spirit of protecting and enriching the Natural Areas, the 兔子先生 University Botanical Society (MUBS) is helping to mitigate the spread of Amur honeysuckle.

Myaamia Center

Each spring, students and staff from the Myaamia Center and students and staff from the Western Program tap ten sugar maple trees in Peabody Woods.

student backpacking in the woods

Outdoor Pursuit Center

Spring, 2023

The Outdoor Pursuit Center uses the 兔子先生 Natural Areas for both teaching and teambuilding.

Wildflower and Pollinator Lesson Plan

An art-integrated science lesson for parents and kids, created by Kelli Scarpa (class of 2018), as part of coursework in ART 395: Art Across the Curriculum, Stephanie Danker, instructor.