Post Tagged with: "environmental and plant biology news"

Courtney Denning ’10, who double majored in Plant Biology-Applied Ecology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Ohio University, now works as the Experience Designer at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus, OH. She guest blogs for Hocking Hills Tourism Association on July 10, evoking memories of family, friends, […]

By Philip Barnes Keith Gilland ’13Ph.D. is working to bring life back to old coal mining sites in Ohio by reintroducing a long-lost species, the American chestnut tree. This “redwood of the east” used to cover 25 percent of the forests in the eastern United States. Save for a few […]

The July 14 Wisconsin State Journal story on “Tiny violet a big find for UW-Madison botany legend” featured Ohio University’s Dr. Harvey Ballard talking about his friend and mentor, Dr. Hugh Iltis, who collected the tiny violet specimen named to the top 10 new species list for last year (Top […]

By Julian Boaler ’14 Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Summer internship at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, FL Hey everyone, I was lucky enough to take part in a day-long trip to the Everglades to do a little plant identification while learning about the natural history […]

By Ryan Kniola Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Summer internship at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Howdy, You might remember from my overview post that I mentioned that on our free time Nate and I explore a cave that’s less than 2 miles away. The cave is owned […]

By Ryan Kniola Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Summer internship at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Hello again, I’d like to share with you a neat and historical spot at Bernheim. To give a few hints, it is the oldest standing structure, it’s made out of metal, and […]

By Julian Boaler ’14 Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Summer internship at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, FL Hey everyone, Along with my time at Fairchild’s nursery, I’ve had the pleasure of working in their enclosed butterfly conservatory. The project was completed in December 2012 and […]