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The University of Akron Field Station Dr. Paul E. Martin Center for Field Studies and Environmental Education
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Member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.
Partner with Bath Township, Ohio.
Partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Recipient of funding from the National Science Foundation.
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Ecology at the Urban-Rural Interface |
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The University of Akron Field Station at Bath Nature Preserve is a living laboratory for the advancement of knowledge through ecological research, education, and stewardship of the natural world. |
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Celebrating 10 Years of Research, Education, and Outreach
Established in 1998 as a collaborative arrangement between The University of Akron and Bath Township, the mission of The University of Akron Field Station is to serve the needs of the people of northeastern Ohio through research, education, and service that promotes a better understanding of our relationship with the natural environment. The goals of the Station are: 1) to provide a center for long-term environmental research emphasizing habitat restoration and terrestrial ecology, 2) to support the education programs of primarily urban universities and local schools, and 3) to interact with the local community in promoting environmental awareness.
The UA Field Station is located on the 411 acre Bath Nature Preserve, approximately 2 miles west of the 33,000 acre Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and between the large metropolitan areas of Cleveland and Akron/Canton. Housed in the Dr. Paul E. Martin Center for Field Studies and Environmental Education, the UA Field Station is uniquely situated for studies of anthropogenic change in the highly impacted Cuyahoga Valley. This facility is among the largest terrestrial ecology field stations in Ohio, and we are collaborating with other field stations and environmental education facilities in the region. The UA Field Station also houses the Bird Conservation Initiative of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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News and Events!
Bath Nature Preserve Featured in Museum Exhibit The Bath Township Museum is currently running an exhibit that focuses on the history of the Bath Nature Preserve, including the Township's collaboration with the University of Akron in the formation of the Field Station. The exhibit runs until the end of March 2009 and includes several seminars and a round-table discussion on various aspects of the exhibit. For an event flyer, click here. For more information about the Museum, including directions and hours, click here.
Water Quality Monitoring at Bath Nature Preserve Dr. Jessica Hopkins recently established a remote stream monitoring system at the Bath Nature Preserve. Four sensors, located in Yellow Creek and Bath Creek, are collecting near real-time data on various stream variables and sending that information to a computer server at the Field Station via radio telemetry. Below, you can see the data as they are collected and updated. For more information, please contact Dr. Hopkins at 330-972-8115 or jhopkins@uakron.edu .
New Beetle Species Described from BNP Two new beetle species of the genus Myrmedonota were recently described in a paper published in the journal Zootaxa. The type specimen for one of them was collected in Indiana while the type specimen for the other (M. aidani) was collected right here at the Bath Nature Preserve, Summit County, Ohio. These are the first records of this genus in the New World! You can access the technical paper here.
Field Station Videos Dr. Jodi Kearns' IT students used the Field Station as a project for the videography portion of their "Hypermedia" course. They produced five videos about various aspects of the Field Station. Click here to view the videos.
Bath Nature Preserve Receives Award Bath Township Parks were awarded a "Superior" rating from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association for improvements to the North Fork Trail at the Bath Nature Preserve. Click here for photos.
NSF FSML Funding! The National Science Foundation has awarded $271,612 to Dr. Randy Mitchell to fund repairs and upgrades of the Martin Center for Field Studies and Environmental Education. This money will be used for structural repairs to the building and upgrades to teaching and laboratory facilities. (Click here for the award announcement.)
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