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Alumni News | Warner’s Path Leads to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Marcus Warner '06

By Marcus Warner ’06, M.S., F-ABC Senior Forensic Scientist with Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office I started my undergraduate career at Ohio University certain of one thing—I wanted to work in science. I had a bumpy start my first year and really questioned is chemistry really for me. Maybe too […]

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July 30, 2018 at 12:41 pmAlumni

Working on the Wayne | Culture History, Discovering a Brick

Portion of a brick found in the Wayne National Forest.

By Brenna Tippie and Ben Johnson Anthropology majors interning at the Wayne National Forest When anyone hears the word “archaeology,” their mind is drawn to the image of Indiana Jones, his adventures, and all the glory that comes with them. What they don’t tell you about is the hills. From […]

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July 25, 2018 at 12:16 pmNews

Working on the Wayne | About the Emerald Ash Borer

Tree showing Emerald ash borer damage

By Kevin Knavish Environmental and Plant Biology Student interning at the Wayne National Forest The Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis, is a bright metallic-green beetle native to Asia that grows to be a half inch long. After being discovered in the Detroit area in 2002, the species is believed to […]

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July 23, 2018 at 2:40 pmNews

Working on the Wayne | Checking Our Cameras for Mammals

Red Fox

By Nathaniel Jedlinsky ’19 Wildlife and Conservation Biology major interning at the Wayne National Forest Many of Ohio’s large mammal species, bobcats (Lynx rufus), red and gray foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and black bears (Ursus americanus) are elusive creatures that are not usually seen hiking in the forest. […]

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July 23, 2018 at 2:16 pmNews

Working on the Wayne | Figuring Out Where to Start

Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita). Photo Credit: Tyler Stewart

By Tyler Stewart Biological Sciences student interning at the Wayne National Forest When I was offered the opportunity to work at the Wayne National Forest as an intern for the summer, I was ecstatic. Last summer, two students from Ohio University’s wildlife biology program partnered with the Wayne National Forest […]

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June 29, 2018 at 10:29 amNews

Working on the Wayne | Seeking Salamanders

Jefferson Salamander/Unisexual Mole Salamander. Photo Credit: Nicole Dake

  Editor’s Note: Nicole Dake and Tyler Stewart are Environmental Biology and Wildlife Biology majors interning at the Wayne National Forest. This summer two Biological Sciences students, Nicole Dake and Tyler Stewart, participated in an internship through the Wayne National Forest. Tasked with surveying a future prescribed burn site (the Long […]

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June 28, 2018 at 1:31 pmIn Class News

Working on the Wayne | Diminishing Butternut Trees

Working on the Wayne | Diminishing Butternut Trees

By Shelby Kihm Field Ecology major interning at the Wayne National Forest Hello Everyone, Have you ever been roaming the woods? Finding yourself facing a tree that could be on the verge of being totally wiped out? I’m sure you could name a couple, like the Ash tree (Fraxinus americana) […]

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June 26, 2018 at 7:27 pmNews