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  1. New ENR Course Offered 2nd Session AU15

    Sep 11, 2015

    ENR 4193 under David Hanselmann is a film/discussion series for academic credit during 2nd session AU15. Read the FLYER for more information. 

  2. AgBufferBuilder tool webinar available for viewing

    Sep 9, 2015

    Dr. Mike Dosskey of the US Forest Service recently presented a webinar as part of the Ohio Watershed Network NPS webinar series on the AgBufferBuilder tool he and colleagues have developed to design more efficient buffer (i.e., sediment filter) strips in and along cultivated fields. 

  3. SENR faculty member co-authors article on moving beyond single season research

    Sep 3, 2015

    In a recent opinion piece published in Biology Letters, School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty member Christopher Tonra and collaborating scientists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center call for “a full annual cycle perspective” to better understand the ecology and evolution of vertebrates.

  4. Top 5 Secrets of Ohio’s Flying Squirrels and How to Find Out More

    Sep 1, 2015

    Flying squirrels have secrets, and an expert from The Ohio State University soon will spill the nuts, er, beans.  Marne Titchenell, wildlife specialist in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, will reveal “Nature’s Gliders: The Flying Squirrels” from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 23 at the annual Farm Science Review trade show in London, Ohio. The college is the Review’s sponsor.  “In some woodlands, flying squirrels are the most abundant squirrel,” Titchenell said. “We just don’t see them that much because they’re nocturnal.”
  5. Environmental Monitor features research on African cichlids

    Aug 24, 2015

    Research conducted by SENR faculty member Suzanne Gray is featured in a recent article, “Uganda Sampling, Lab Analysis Help Ohio State Scientists Study African Cichlids” in The Environmental Monitor. Dr. Gray and researchers in her lab are examining how freshwater fish cope with globally important environmental stressors, including low dissolved oxygen, increasing temperature and increasing turbidity.

  6. Farm Science Review: Good Green Reasons to Go to the Gwynne

    Aug 13, 2015

    Farm Science Review features more than farm science. The Sept. 22-24 event in London, Ohio, also will highlight the conservation of natural resources at a demonstration and education site called the Gwynne Conservation Area. The area is at the west end of the Review’s home, the 2,100-acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center. Called “the Gwynne” for short, the site’s 67 acres of prairie, woods and waters showcase a range of conservation practices year-round and, during the Review, will host dozens of talks and exhibits on trees, ponds, wildlife and similar topics. Visiting the Gwynne and attending the talks is included with admission to the Review. Free shuttle wagon rides are available to and from the Gwynne.

  7. Fellowship recipient conducting summer research in school’s aquaculture laboratory

    Aug 12, 2015

    Benjamin Schott, a junior with a double major in biochemistry and molecular genetics at The Ohio State University, is spending his summer investigating the effects of nutritional programming in yellow perch juveniles. Benjamin is a recipient of a 2015 Ohio State Undergraduate Research Office (URO) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

  8. Aug. 11: How One Town Grew from a Flood

    Aug 4, 2015

    Joe Gies, who turned a 500-year flood into a better future for his hometown in north-central Ohio, will speak Aug. 11 at The Ohio State University as part of the Environmental Professionals Network Breakfast Club series. The network is a service of the School of Environment and Natural Resources in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Gies is project coordinator for Shelby, Ohio, which in 2007 saw historic flooding from the Black Fork River.  Afterward, Gies helped the city get funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to reduce future flooding damage. Redevelopment efforts included buying and tearing down more than 50 flood-damaged homes and several downtown buildings, then developing a master plan for the newly created green space. Projects include a downtown park called Black Fork Commons, riverside walking trails and an amphitheater.
  9. Summer Research Opportunities Participant Conducts Research on Community Attachment

    Aug 3, 2015

    Michael Lotspeich, a participant in the CIC Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) spent the summer working with Kristi Lekies, associate professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources on a project that examined college student's feelings of attachment and satisfaction with the communities where they were raised.  He presented his research at the SROP Research Symposium on July 30, 2015 held at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on The Ohio State University campus.    Michael also had the opportunity to assist Kerry Ard, assistant professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources on a survey research project and conducted a literature review on environmental voting patterns.  Michael plans to attend graduate school after completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Springfield.  
  10. Oh, Deer! Workshop Set on Managing Backyard Wildlife Conflicts

    Jul 31, 2015

    Seen coyotes near your home? Do deer eat your shrubs down to nubs? Get tips on what to do in a workshop led by wildlife experts Stan Gehrt and Marne Titchenell of The Ohio State University.  The Good, the Bad and the Hungry: Managing Wildlife Conflicts in Your Landscape is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Wood County Park District’s W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, 29530 White Road in Perrysburg, near Toledo. Registration is $35, includes lunch and is needed by noon Aug. 3.

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