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Photos from Powdermill Nature Reserve

Powdermill Nature Reserve is the biological field station of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, located in Rector, PA amidst the biodiverse Laurel Highlands. For more information about Powdermill, visit the Web site.

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Dr. Graham Netting, founder of Powdermill Nature Reserve

PROGRAMS

1. Young visitor examining specimens on a microscope

2. Workshop participants sorting specimens

3. Summer campers learning how to properly handle birds to be banded

4. Summer campers learning about stream biodiversity

5. Summer campers collecting and identifying specimens

6. Summer campers gathered around The Living Stream exhibition (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

7. Participants in BioForay identifying flora and fauna in a mapped grid (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

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8. Workshop participants identifying specimens (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

9. Workshop participants examining stream biodiversity (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

10. Dr. Timothy Pearce, left, assists a BioForay participant in identifying a species of land snail (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

FACILITIES

1. Birds of the Ligonier Valley exhibition in the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

2. The Living Stream exhibition in the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

3. Bird Diversity and Populations touchscreen in the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

4. Special Exhibitions Gallery displaying Fur, Feathers & Fossils: The Art of Mark A. Klingler for the opening of the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

5. Visitors using the Bird Diversity and Populations touchscreen at the opening of the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

6. Entrance corridor in the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

7. Remarks and acknowledgments in the Parker Classroom at the opening celebration for the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

8. Storage cubbies in the educational area of the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

9. Outdoor amphitheater at the Nature Center Headquarters. (Credit: Stan Franzos)

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10. & 11. The Marsh Machine, a natural method for sustainable wastewater treatment. Water purified in the Marsh Machine is recycled for use elsewhere in the Nature Center Headquarters. (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

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12. & 13. Views of the Nature Center Headquarters (Photo credit: Mindy McNaugher)

RESEARCH

1. Andrew Mack, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and William and Ingrid Rea Conservation Biologist

2. Ongoing research includes several studies of plant ecology and systematics, the influence of acid rain on tree growth, aquatic ecology, and effects of the gypsy moth on the Appalachian forest.

3. Eastern Bluebird. Avian research at Powdermill was started in 1961. Powdermill has banded an average of about 10,000 birds annually over the course of the program's nearly 50-year history. (Credit: Adrienne Leppold)

4. Tricia Miller, Field Biologist and GIS Lab Manager, releases a Golden Eagle. Powdermill is collaborating with the Conservation and Field Research program at Pittsburgh's National Aviary to gain detailed information about eagle migration and flight behavior that will scientifically support specific recommendations on how to develop wind power in the region in a manner that does not threaten the birds. Because Pennsylvania is a major migration corridor for eastern Golden Eagles, the state has a very significant regional responsibility for their conservation. (Credit: Mike Lanzone)

5. Hooded Warbler. Avian research at Powdermill was started in 1961. Powdermill has banded an average of about 10,000 birds annually over the course of the program's nearly 50-year history. (Credit: Robert Mulvihill)

6. Monarch caterpillar. (Credit: Joe Stavish)

7. Spotted salamander. Ongoing research includes several studies of distribution and abundance of amphibians and reptiles at Powdermill.

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8. A typical sunrise over the Bird Banding headquarters.

9. Indigo Bunting. Avian research at Powdermill was started in 1961. Powdermill has banded an average of about 10,000 birds annually over the course of the program's nearly 50-year history. (Credit: Adrienne Leppold)

10. Scarlet Tanager. Avian research at Powdermill was started in 1961. Powdermill has banded an average of about 10,000 birds annually over the course of the program's nearly 50-year history. (Credit: Robert Mulvihill)

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11. Box turtle. A long-term study begun at Powdermill in 1958 by Dr. Graham Netting continues today under the direction of Powdermill Research Associate Dr. Walter Meshaka of the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Long-term study provides the unique opportunity to answer questions regarding the growth, longevity, nesting, and seasonal movements of these long-lived Powdermill residents.

12. Since 2002, Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., Ph.D., Curator of Zoology/ Botany at the State Museum in Harrisburg, has been carrying out a long-term study on snake diversity and populations at Powdermill.