Teaching and Research
Paul Schaeffer (Biology)
March 1, 2023
We are studying small mammal adaptations to winter cold, as well as the importance of native habitats for stopovers of migrating songbirds.
Biology (Hank Stevens)
March 1, 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.
Botanical Society
Feb. 3, 2023
In the spirit of protecting and enriching the Natural Areas, the Miami University Botanical Society (MUBS) is helping to mitigate the spread of Amur honeysuckle.
Outdoor Pursuit Center
Jan. 23, 2023
The Outdoor Pursuit Center uses the Miami Natural Areas for both teaching and teambuilding.
Jason Rech (Geology)
Dec. 20, 2022
The focus of my lab group's research in southwest Ohio is on understanding what streams were like prior to European settlement.
Robbyn Abbitt (Geography)
Dec. 20, 2022
Miami's Geographic Information System (GIS) program is rooted in application.
Abby Hay (Biology)
Dec. 13, 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.
Myaamia Center
July 26, 2017
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.
David Gorchov (Biology)
June 29, 2017
Effects of an invasive shrub, Lonicera maackii, and a generalist herbivore, white-tailed deer, on forest floor plant community composition.
David Russell (Biology)
July 21, 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.