November 15

Runkle Woods Symposium 2024 Program

Wright State University

1:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tecumseh Land Trust: Land Trusts and Land Preservation

Michele Burns

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM

Protecting Glen Helen with a Conservation Easement

Nick Boutis

1:20 PM - 1:50 PM

Up in Smoke: Indigenous Techniques to Combat Climate Change and Increase Biodiversity

Brad Kerry, Wright State University

1:50 PM - 2:05 PM

Old Growth in the Runkle Woods

Madeline Greene, Wright State University
Lindsay Smith, Wright State University
Matt Tyren, Wright State University
Leif Walters, Wright State University

2:05 PM - 2:13 PM

Management of the invasive honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

Mesa Grine, Wright State University
Daniel Hazelett, Wright State University
Cassie Healy, Wright State University
Padma Deepika Kandregula, Wright State University

2:13 PM - 2:21 PM

An Accessible Trail for the Runkle Woods

Sarah Bingham, Wright State University
Terri Dozier, Wright State University
Logan Huber, Wright State University
Nicole Owino, Wright State University
Nathan Shafer, Wright State University

2:21 PM - 2:29 PM

Invertebrates as Indicators of Water Quality in the Runkle Woods

Dillynn Blevins, Wright State University
Bhavishya Ratnavelu, Wright State University
Lauren Stetz, Wright State University
Corey Walls, Wright State University

2:29 PM - 2:37 PM

Water Quality Management in the Runkle Woods

Krystal Demarco, Wright State University
Donavon Mishler-LaPorte, Wright State University
Cassie Dunn, Wright State University
Parneet Dhillon, Wright State University
Reagan Hardyman, Wright State University

2:37 PM - 2:45 PM

Endangered Bats in the Runkle Woods

Volker Bahn, Wright State University - Main Campus

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Introduction to Woods and Wilderness

Hope Jennings, Wright State University - Main Campus

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

The Concept of Wilderness in Western Culture and its Sacredness

Shannon Doyal, Wright State University

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM

Wilderness Myth and Reality: Human Views and Uses of Nature

Evan Hardern, Wright State University

3:15 PM - 3:25 PM

Wilderness Connections, Disconnections, and Claiming Space

Jodi Collier, Wright State University

3:25 PM - 3:35 PM

Culture, Nature, and Reflection: The Settler’s Impact on Life Today

Erin Thomas, Wright State University

3:35 PM - 3:45 PM

Place, Space, and Shifting Views of Nature

Rachel Tracey, Wright State University

3:45 PM - 3:55 PM

Closing Remarks and Introduction of Collaboration with REACH Festival

Volker Bahn, Wright State University - Main Campus

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)

Jill Krieg Stover
Dave Pollack
Gwynn Henderson

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM