This past weekend, David Tempone (’27) and I were up on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie sampling for round gobies for David’s I.S. project. We had great weather and actually caught a few gobies, too!
Fishing for gobies
Poster presentation at OHPARC 2026
The Ohio Chapter of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (OHPARC) met this past Thursday (April 16th) at the Cincinnati Zoo. I presented a poster based on our recent publication on a decade of salamander monitoring at Wooster Memorial Park. It was a beautiful day! Thanks to Derek Calhoun (’11), Jacob Gabriel (’15) and Hilary Edgington (’10) for assisting!
Visit from an old friend
On Feb. 5th, we were pleased to welcome the Phi Beta Kappa speaker Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty from Louisiana State University at the College of Wooster. Prosanta is an old friend from our graduate school days at the University of Michigan. He gave two great talks (see below) and it was wonderful to catch up and reminisce. Come back any time Prosanta!
New paper on long-term salamander population monitoring
It took 10+ years, but our long-term monitoring efforts at Wooster Memorial Park have now been published. Thanks to everyone who had a hand in this (especially Derek Calhoun ’11, Jacob Gabriel ’15 and Hilary Edgington ’10)!
New paper published on Blanchard’s cricket frog population turnover
Started in 2004, our long-term monitoring study of Blanchard’s cricket frog has yielded additional insights published this week in Ecology and Evolution. Thanks to all who helped make this happen!
