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Volcanoes, Mosquitoes, and Bears, Oh My!

gwiles August 9, 2014 7:24 pm

Guest Blogger: Sarah Frederick (’15) After three weeks in Russia it sure feels great to be back on US soil! Since we didn’t have internet access during this expedition, our blog posts come a bit delayed. Here is a bit … Continue reading →

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Stuck in Girdwood

gwiles August 9, 2014 2:57 pm

GIRDWOOD, ALASKA – The College of Wooster Tree Ring team set off for Columbia Bay Glacier this past wednesday. After arriving in Anchorage with no troubles we drove down to Girdwood to hopefully catch a helicopter with a company called … Continue reading →

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Experiential Learning on Ice (with some water)

gwiles January 19, 2014 9:37 pm

Tom Lowell, Aaron Diefendorf and four students from the University of Cincinnati met up with the Wooster Geologists to core Browns Lake. We thank Marvin Sandy, who manages the bog for the Nature Conservancy for guidance and permission to do … Continue reading →

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Checking in from the Far East

gwiles August 14, 2013 7:19 pm

We are currently finishing our first leg of field research on Sakhalin Island, Fareast Russia, and today we are traveling to Vladivostok to stage the next two weeks of sampling climate-sensitive trees. This is  collaborative Wooster project funded by NSF … Continue reading →

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We must have walked 10 million miles.

gwiles July 16, 2013 2:16 pm

Guest Blogger: Abby VanLeuven June 26th: Marble Mountain Our arrival at the southern end of Marble Mountain begun with the sighting of 3 orcas that as Dr. Wiles explained were a sign of good luck. Thus began the assent into … Continue reading →

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We looked it in the eye

gwiles July 15, 2013 3:35 pm

Guest Blogger: Andy Nash Gustavus, AK. June 25, 2013 – As our research trip to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve winds down we have some time to reconnect with the world and share some stories from our trip. The … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Day at Fern Valley

gwiles April 30, 2013 9:59 am

A large crowd of community members congregated on Saturday to show their appreciation for the donation of Fern Valley to The College of Wooster as its new field station. Betty and David (retired French Professor) Wilkin donated the tract of … Continue reading →

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TREE CAMPUS USA – The College of Wooster

gwiles September 24, 2012 6:59 am

On a beautiful homecoming afternoon in September – The College of Wooster celebrated its new designation as a Tree Campus USA. This special designation of The College of Wooster was lead by Beau Mastrine, director of grounds (above).  Partners include the … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Expedition 2012

gwiles August 9, 2012 6:58 pm

This summer (26 July through 2 August) I had the pleasure to serve as a guest geologist on a rafting trip to the Grand Canyon. The trip logistics were engineered by Doug Drushal under the auspices of Environmental Experiences, Inc. … Continue reading →

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Memoirs of a Glacier

gwiles June 19, 2012 2:26 pm

Blog Post By Jennifer Horton Lauren Vargo and I conducted our Senior I.S. field work in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, a beautiful park in the small town of Gustavus, Alaska.  GBNPP is a gigantic park that covers a … Continue reading →

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