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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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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!
Events Calendar - 2010 Our events calendar for 2010 will be posted soon. Check back often for more details. If you would like to join our mailing list in order to receive updates, please submit your name and email address using the form to the left.
Water Quality Monitoring at Bath Nature Preserve
Click "Data" on the menu to the left for more information on our water quality research.
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.
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.
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