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Author Archives: gwiles
Rittman Lake and the Overrunning Sequence
The group posing in front of some generations of draglines at the Zollinger Pit in Rittman. Many thanks to the operators for giving us permission to spend a spectacular afternoon at the site. Figure 1. Map showing some the the … Continue reading
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A Delta in the Little Killbuck Valley (Wooster Memorial Park)
The Geomorphology (GEOM24) class posing along the Little Killbuck River Valley. Looming in the background is the delta built into Lake Killbuck during immediate post-glacial times about 14,000 years ago. The sediments are so well exposed, in part, due to … Continue reading
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Geomorphology (GEOM24) – Soils on the Golf Course
The group gearing up to describe and map soils in the old growth stand just east of the College Golf Course. Guest bloggers: Lynnsey, Cate, Evie, Chanel, Lilly and Amanda Figure 1. Diagram showing the formation of the glacial … Continue reading
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Geomorphology (GEM24) Part 3 – Browns Lake for Soils
Guest bloggers: Grace, Hayden, Vince and Ethan The group working with soils at Browns Lake Bog Preserve. The goal was the dig three soils pits and examine the soil catena from the top of a kame to the base controlling … Continue reading
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Geomorphology (GEOM24) – Spangler Gorge (Part 1)
Guest bloggers: Damien, Rheo, Elliot and Arron: On September 9th the 2024 Fall Geomorphology Class took a trip to Spangler Gorge in Wooster Memorial Park. Here the students studied how the valley formed around Rathburn Run as well as the … Continue reading
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Klawock to Ketchikan
Guest bloggers: Amanda Flory and Mihalis Protopapadakis Carnivorous sundews found in Balls Lake muskegs. On our last full day at Prince of Wales Island, we explored the trail around Balls Lake, in Tongass National Forest. The AYS team helped us … Continue reading
Ketchikan to Klawock
Guest Bloggers: Mihalis Protopapadakis and Amanda Flory This year the College of Wooster Tree Ring Lab flew to Ketchikan for our 2024 Alaska trip. July 6th and 7th were spent in Ketchikan, where we collected samples from Deer Mountain after … Continue reading
Buggin’ Out at Apple Creek
Guest Bloggers: Evie Sanford and Peter Rothstein – On June 11, the 2024 Scovel Summer Research Team visited Apple Creek with Trout Unlimited to analyze the water quality through a macroinvertebrate survey. This study was performed because macroinvertebrates are … Continue reading
Alaska Collaboration, Ongoing and Future Projects
In addition to the summer work described by Lilly Hinkley and Tyrell Cooper, the Wooster Tree Ring Lab is collaborating projects with (1) The Tree Ring Lab of the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz, Germany. This work is part of a … Continue reading
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