Tag Archives: Tree Rings

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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The Wooster Tree Ring Lab and Archaeology Day at the Wayne County Historical Society, Wooster Ohio

gwiles October 18, 2026 9:53 am

The College of Wooster Tree Ring Lab (WTRL) participated in Archaeology Day. It was a beautiful day exchanging views and data between archaeologists, historians, Wooster Earth Scientists and the public. Continue reading →

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Wooster Memorial Park Field Trip – Hydrology Lab Fall – 2026

gwiles September 11, 2026 3:19 pm

Guest bloggers: Amrin Sazia, Amelia Crowley, Keiryn Keener and Maddie Ostapchenko. Figure 1. Our Hydrology class during the field trip at Wooster Memorial Park (Buried valley). On the 7th September 2026, our Hydrology class visited Wooster Memorial Park to look … Continue reading →

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Voices in the Trees: Update on the Alaska Youth Stewards and The College of Wooster Tree-Ring Lab Collaboration at Five Years

gwiles March 14, 2026 3:19 pm

Participants: Greg Wiles, Nick Wiesenberg, Ben Gaglioti, Daniel Mann, Gabrielle Sjoberg, Eloise Peabbles, Eric Benedict, Julian Narvaez, Bob Girt, Arianna Lapke, Lilly Hinkley, Amanda Flory, Michail Protopapadakis, Wenshuo Zhao, Tyrell Cooper,  Lynnsey Delio, Isabel Held, Dexter Pakula, Landon Vaughan, Lev … Continue reading →

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Juneau Recap (SEAK 25)

gwiles July 23, 2025 8:46 am

Guest Blogger Keck SEAK25: We bookended our time in Alaska with hiking, tree coring, and fish consumption in Juneau. Starting off strong with a hike to see Herbert Glacier. We were lucky enough to stay at the University of Alaska … Continue reading →

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Angoon Day 3 – Pt. 2: The Climb (SEAK 25)

gwiles July 23, 2025 8:41 am

Guest Bloggers SEAK2025: On our final day in Angoon, half of the team took a boat across the bay to Hood Bay Mountain, where our goal was to find suitable mountain hemlocks to add to our chronology. Mountain hemlocks typically … Continue reading →

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Coring Trees and Flying over Seas, Hoonah, Alaska 2023

gwiles July 18, 2023 3:41 pm

Guest Bloggers: Lilly Hinkley and Tyrell Cooper Tyrell, Lilly, Nick and Dr. Wiles of Wooster’s Tree Ring Lab (WTRL) were in Juneau and Hoonah, Alaska working in collaboration with the Alaskan Youth Stewards (AYS) in order to extend our tree … Continue reading →

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Remote Summer Sampling in Southeast Alaska

gwiles August 20, 2021 7:08 pm

  We had the good fortune to work (remotely) with four TRAYLS groups in Alaska. The TRAYLS (Training Rural Alaskan Youth Leaders & Students) Groups from Southeast Alaska teamed up with Earth Scientist students  Ricky Papay (’22), Wenshuo Zhao (‘23) and Lucie Fiala (‘23) … 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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Wooster geologists begin their 2016 Geological Society of America meeting adventure

mwilson September 25, 2016 12:23 pm

DENVER, COLORADO — Seventeen Wooster students have now arrived in Denver for the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Eleven of them are giving presentations of some sort. We are very proud of each. Dr. Meagen Pollock and … Continue reading →

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