Providing Opportunities for Calvin Students and Professors to Learn More about God's Creation
Throughout the year, Calvin students and professors participate in a variety of research and stewardship projects on the Ecosystem Preserve. The data gained from these projects has greatly enhanced our knowledge about the species that live here and the land as a whole while providing students with valuable research experiences.
Past and current research projects include:
- Michigan Native Plants
- A GIS Database
- An Eastern Box Turtle Study
- Small Mammals Survey
- Tree Census Study
- Trail Camera Study
- Archeological Survey
- Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Study
- Fossil Pollen Study
Ecosystem Preserve Stewards: High-flying life
June 12, 2009 - "The yellow warbler says, ‘sweet sweet sweet, I’m so sweet,’” explains senior Jodi Unema as she heads deeper into a field near the back of Calvin’s 90-acre Ecosystem Preserve on an early June morning.
The elementary education and integrated science major from Hudsonville, Mich., who is working as a summer preserve steward, is listening and watching for birds that have nested this year in the preserve. Once birds are spotted and identified, she writes them on a list that will become a part of the Ecosystem Preserve’s permanent record.
