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Ten Days in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

gwiles July 17, 2022 1:56 am

After spending a day in Juneau gearing up, we flew over to Gustavus, Alaska and then got a ride to Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. We then rented kayaks and headed into Glacier Bay. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Alaska Day 5 – Juneau

gwiles July 4, 2022 2:57 pm

There are two legs to the project this summer. Lilly and Fred are headed back to the Wooster Tree Ring Lab with samples from Kake and Jacob and Jack have arrived. Jack, Jacob, Nick and I will now travel to … Continue reading →

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Alaska Day 4

gwiles July 1, 2022 9:08 pm

A view from the porch of the Forest Service cabin out into the Sound. Day 4 started in the intertidal zone at low tide. Identification of the various intertebrates included the limpet above. This large cockle was squirting water through … Continue reading →

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Alaska Day 3

gwiles July 1, 2022 2:48 pm

Coring the furthest north stand of Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata). Celebrating another successful core extraction by Siah. Banana slug on the forest floor. Mounting the redcedar cores at the Forest Service cabin. Also examining cores taken in previous years. Long … Continue reading →

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Alaska Day 1

gwiles June 28, 2022 3:52 pm

We arrived in Juneau on Sunday flying from Cleveland to Juneau. The goal of the trip is to work with the AYLS youth group of Kake Alaska (formerly known as TRAYLS) coring trees with both the Wooster group of faculty, … Continue reading →

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Summer Research in the Tree Ring Lab

gwiles May 31, 2018 1:42 pm

This summer, students through the AMRE program with funding from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation are working in the Wooster Tree Ring Lab doing historical dating. Kendra Devereux, Alexis Lanier, and Juwan Shabazz are working with clients to date local barns, … Continue reading →

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A Strong Start to the 2017 Keck Gateway Project

mpollock June 22, 2017 11:38 pm

Guest Blogger: Addison Thompson (’20 Pitzer College and Team Keck Member) Amid our first official day at the College of Wooster, spirits were high as we embarked on the five week Keck Gateway Project.  The Gateway Project encompasses two different … Continue reading →

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Team Columbia returns in high spirits with bountiful samples!

gwiles July 22, 2015 2:41 pm

Guest Bloggers: Maddie Happ and Kaitlin Starr (Girdwood, Alaska) Team Columbia is back from an exciting 8 days in the field.  Dr.Wiles, Nick Wiesenberg, Maddie Happ and Kaitlin Starr traveled via helicopter to Columbia Bay, Alaska beginning July 15th and … Continue reading →

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Shikotan Island Tree Ring Chronology

gwiles June 26, 2015 3:03 pm

Guest blogger: Xiangyu Li As one of the most militarized islands, because of the dispute between Japan and Russia (the Kuril Islands dispute), Shikotan Island has remained a mystery to the world of tree rings and climate studies until now. … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: Petrified conifer wood

Mark Wilson May 29, 2015 12:18 am

This is one of the most beautiful fossils in Wooster’s teaching collections. It is a polished section of petrified wood. It has vibrant colors and exquisite detail, as you’re about to see. Unfortunately any label that accompanied this specimen disappeared … Continue reading →

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