Tag Archives: Biodiversity
End of the Internship Reflection
As we approached the last week of our 2013-2014 resident programs, we asked our intern staff to reflect back on the year. Here is what they had to say: MADDIE: Any advice for future interns? Take advantage of the park, … Continue reading
AN AWESOME WEEK
St Hilary Grade School joined us this week for our All the Rivers Run resident program. With perfect weather, wonderful smiles, and awesome sightings of biodiversity, we could not have asked for a better week. Here are some of the … Continue reading
End of the Year Reflections
With just one week left of the 2012-2013 Resident Program, we took a minute to reflect back on the year. The following are interviews with our Field Instructor Intern Staff; what did they learn from their year at the CVEEC, … Continue reading
Salamander Crossing
If you’ve never seen a salamander, explore under logs, rocks, and leaf litter; they’re everywhere. The most common species of salamanders found at the CVEEC are the Redback Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), Dusky … Continue reading
New Lichen Identified in CVNP
Hey, are you algae? Because I’m a fungi and I’m lichen you! What is lichen, you ask? It is a composite organism; an alga and a fungus living together in a symbiotic relationship. The algae are able to photosynthesize while … Continue reading
All the Rivers Run- Level I
While we’ve shared many of our special events here on the blog, we haven’t really explained in detail what happens here during a typical week. From late August through May, each week we host middle school students for our All … Continue reading
Summit County Record
Teaching here at the CVEEC definitely requires one to have a fair amount of natural history knowledge. Personally, I’ve learned volumes about the biodiversity of Northeast Ohio in the three years I’ve worked at the center; I’m sure my coworkers … Continue reading