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ERC Housewarming Party
Sunday, October 13th 2pm-5pm
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Mark you calendars for our upcoming ERC Housewarming party! It's a free, open house style event so stop in for some or all of the festivities, no RSVP required. Pay a visit to the ERC Sunday afternoon to tour the facility, see the progress we’ve made, meet our new Sustainability Coordinator, and if nothing else, enjoy some delicious snacks on us!
Event Details:
Where: The ERC (of course!) – the former Printing Services/Warehouse building
When: October 13th 2:00pm-5:00pm
Why: Celebrate our new facility. Also, snacks, swag, and prizes!
How much: FREE!
Event Schedule Thus Far:
2:00 pm: Soarin' Hawk Raptor Rehab Meet and Greet
3:00 pm: Trees of Indiana guided walk with Dr. Jordan Marshall
4:00 pm: ERC update and tour with Dr. Bruce Kingsbury
4:30 pm: Prize winners announced
Snacks and refreshments served entire time
We want to use this time to thank you for your encouragement and discuss how we can utilize your support for the future. Visit the ERC website erc.pfw.edu for more information. We hope to see you there!
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Green Action Club Kick-off!
Newest way to get involved on campus
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We are excited to announce the return of the Green Action Club on Purdue Fort Wayne's campus! The club, which meets monthly at the Environmental Resources Center, aims to take on green initiatives and promote environmental health of the local community through volunteering, lifestyle improvement, and engagement on and off campus.
The group is advised by Dr. Jordan Marshall, and led by officers Aparna Biswas, Lindee Mason, Sam Siddons, and Caitlin Sido. Upcoming plans for the club include volunteering days at Eagle Marsh, local invasive species removal, developing composting operations, and supplementing more activities and projects in the Environmental Resources Center.
If you are interested in joining the Green Action Club, as a student or non-student member, please email an officer at greenactionclub@pfw.edu.
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Green Action Club members gather for their first meeting at the Environmental Resources Center.
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FREE Locally Sourced Meal
from one of PFW's urban gardens
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One of the School of Education's urban garden raised beds: PFW CPS
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Earlier this year the Purdue Fort Wayne Institute for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavor awarded a grant to four School of Education faculty members and a Purdue Extension educator to create the garden, which was planted and tended by elementary students from Peace Montessori School, and students and faculty from the School of Education. The garden beds were built with help from Extension Master Gardeners, students, and faculty.
After countless hours of hard work, the School of Education and Purdue Extension invites you for a free meal from our very own urban garden on Thursday, September 26, at the Student Housing Clubhouse. Drop by anytime between 5:30 and 8 p.m. Feel free to share your favorite recipes, help plan the garden for summer 2020, and participate in farm-to-fork discussions.
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Walk in the PARC
Dr. Mark Jordan, Alanna Noland, Zach Kellogg, Dan Guinto, and Nick Friedeman
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Dr. Mark Jordan and students attended the Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (MWPARC) conference held in central Iowa last month. Representatives from 12 Midwest states gathered to present studies and discuss efforts to maintain and protect species, many of which are in decline in the region. For example, Alanna Noland and Tyler Scoville presented research on Kirtland’s Snake and Spotted Turtle, two imperiled species with significant portions of their range in Midwest states east of the Mississippi River. Alanna discovered at least two genetically distinct groups with the geographic range of Kirtland’s Snake. Tyler found that Spotted Turtle is represented by at least three genetic groups in Indiana and Ohio, and that at least one population is likely to have lost genetic variation due to low numbers. These types of findings help managers and agencies to more effectively use resources to help these species persist into the future.
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Members of the Jordan Lab representing at PARC
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ACRES to remove Cedar Creek low-head dam
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Low-head dam removal has become increasingly common as a means to restore habitat and mitigate recreational danger. In recent years, low-head dams have been removed from streams across the state and post-removal monitoring studies by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have found significant ecological improvement.
ACRES Land Trust recently announced they have received funding to remove a low-head dam on Cedar Creek in fall 2020. According to a story shared by ACRES, "Cedar Creek is one of only three rivers in the state to be designated in Indiana's Natural, Scenic, and Recreational River System under the 1973 Act of the same name. ACRES helped the waterway earn this designation in 1976. The Cedar Creek Corridor is the largest forested corridor remaining in Allen County and one of four priority conservation areas for the land trust."
Check out the full story of the low-head dam removal on Cedar Creek at https://www.acreslandtrust.org/damremoval/
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Did you love what you read?! Share your excitement! Help us continue our conservation and education efforts by sharing our QR code (left), or by directing people to sign up using the JOIN link on the ERC website. Thanks!
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To invest in the ERC is to invest in environmental conservation. Donate now to support research, education, and outreach activities!
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