Student Projects

The Center provides opportunities for students from the University and other academic institutions to conduct research projects in the Environmental Study Area.

Examples of past projects include:

High School Projects in the Environmental Study Area:

• Monitoring diversity and abundance of macroinvertebrates at the Rose Garden Pond.
• Analyzing local floral pollen sources utilized by the Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) at the campus honeybee hives.
• Surveying population densities, sex ratios, and distribution of the Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis).
• Sensing and measuring the electrical currents emanating from a variety of deciduous trees species.

University Student Projects:

• Conducting a species inventory and geospatial mapping of deciduous forest trees.
• Estimating population densities and mapping the distribution of the invasive Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica).
• Monitoring diversity and abundance of turtles in Fairlane Lake.
• Assessing impacts of the invasive weed garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) on native plant diversity