Research: ICNL as site and subject

• American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Reintroduction - In partnership with the American Chestnut Foundation, students address how to re-establish this once dominant tree to local forests.

• Red Flag Monitoring - Students collect data monthly on surface water quality for the Community Science Institute.

• Wildlife Survey and Tracking - Students and faculty use remote photography and the science of tracking to survey wildlife. 

• Repeat Photography - Students monitor long-term landscape change with precision photography taken at seasonal intervals.

• Adaptive Land Management in Higher Education - Students and faculty examine the principles and practices of adaptive management in the context of college-owned natural areas as an ongoing case study.