College of the Atlantic students at the Northeast Natural History Conference included, from left, Levi Sheridan ‘24, Georgia Lattig ’24, Finley O'Connor ’24, Wriley Hodge ’24, Eleanor Gnam ’23, Rosie Chater ’25 (sitting), Lundy Stowe ’22, and Hallie Arno ’22.
Eleanor Gnam ’23 discusses her work on petrels at the Northeast Natural History Conference.A total of eight COA students and professor John Anderson attended the annual Northeast Natural History Conference in Albany, New York, where they shared their original research.
Hallie Arno ’22 presented on the results of her senior project, which is an examination of community attitudes towards dam removal in Camden, Maine. Lundy Stowe ’22 showed a poster reflecting her senior project, which explores the relationship between herbivory, forest change, and petrel nesting at the COA Alice Eno Field Research Station on Great Duck Island. Eleanor Gnam ’23 also presented on petrels as a lead into her senior project.
Wriley Hodge ’24 and Rosie Chater ’25 shared their research on the growth and survival of gull chicks. Levi Sheridan ’24 showed his poster on bird observations at the COA Edward McC. Blair Marine Research Station on Mount Desert Rock, and Finley O’Connor ’24 presented his work on the bog/fen vegetation on Great Duck. Georgia Lattig ’24 displayed a poster on her work on salamanders on Great Duck.
Finley O'Connor ’24 showcases his work on the bog/fen vegetation on Great Duck Island at the Northeast Natural History Conference.The Northeast Natural History Conference is the largest regional forum for researchers, natural resource managers, students, and naturalists to present current information on the varied aspects of applied field biology and natural history for the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It serves as a premier venue to identify research and management needs, foster friendships and collegial relationships, and encourage a greater region-wide interest in natural history by bringing people with diverse backgrounds together.
One of the most important functions of the Northeast Natural History Conference is to facilitate effective networking among participants. Expanded opportunities for social interactions include daily scheduled sessions to mingle and network with friends and colleagues and to meet new ones. The Conference’s role in facilitating a single annual gathering of multiple northeastern North American natural resource groups and organizations serves to enhance the potential for collaborative exchanges.