Tag Archives: tree ring research

New Paper on an Extreme Low Lake Level in the Great Lakes

gwiles October 31, 2026 10:54 am

It was great to help out Dr. Tim Fisher (University of Toledo) in this effort (the full publication is here). Dr. Fisher was vacationing in Georgian Bay on Lake Huron when he discovered a stump rooted ~0.5 below the historical … Continue reading →

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The Abbey Arboretum and The College of Wooster Campus

gwiles October 24, 2026 3:40 pm

We are thankful of the generous gift to the College of Wooster that made possible the designation of our campus as an arboretum – The Abbey Arboretum. Paul Abbey (Wooster class of ’73) and his wife, Constance Norweb Abbey, have … Continue reading →

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ESCI Senior Independent Studies 2026 – Mary Palmieri

gwiles May 6, 2026 2:20 pm

Mary Palmieri’s senior IS was one of the first attempts at using tree-rings to reconstruct cloud cover. A double major in Earth Sciences and Statistical and Data Sciences, Mary was advised by Drs. Wiles and Pasteur. Abstract: The climate of the … Continue reading →

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Wooster Memorial Park – Now Part of the Old Growth Forest Network

gwiles April 26, 2021 12:45 pm

On 20 April 2021 Wooster Memorial Park became part of the Old Growth Forest Network.  The founder and director, Joan Maloof, visited Wooster Memorial Park forest to officially induct the park into the Network. The Wooster Tree Ring Lab cored … 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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