Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Environmental science major Kris Freyland sees the effects of climate change up close. Ecohydrology, the study of the interactions between water and ecosystems, allows the research team to analyze the way the landscape has changed and predict how it might continue to erode in the future. .

Climate Change 86

Climate Change Sea Level Environmental Science Conservation 86

Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On a beautiful sunny day in early summer, a group of community scientists led by Ron Smith — a Drexel University BEES instructor and high school environmental science teacher — was making the most of the beachy breeze on the Delaware Bay. With climate change and shifting water levels, comes land shape and access changes, too.

Endangered Species Act 104

Endangered Species Act Climate Change Conservation Environmental Science 104

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Roland Wall , leader of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Science’s work on the DRWI and one of the original planners of the project, will outline how the DRWI has progressed and grown. In the past 24 years, Wall has worked in a variety of positions for the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Conservation 85

Conservation 2007 2012 Natural Sciences 85

Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 6, 2023

As we prepare for another exciting City Nature Challenge this year, the Academy reached out to Etienne Falquet, a Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science student co-op who is very active on iNaturalist , to learn more about this digital network of nature lovers and why we should get involved!

Environmental Science 89

Environmental Science Cooling Natural Sciences Technology 89

Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 4, 2022

Previously, I worked as a Fulbright Study/Research Fellow with the Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research at the Finnish Museum of Natural History of University of Helsinki and received my bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the BEES Department at Drexel University. Tell us more about yourself. .

Environmental Science 52

Environmental Science Climate Change Natural Sciences Conservation 52

Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 7, 2023

Here we learn about climate change, sea rise, forest fires, community science, migration and local biodiversity. “We’ve gathered every summer for the past 10 years to explore the ecology and conservation of this amazing place along the mid-Atlantic coast,” says Ron Smith, director of the DESLA programs.

Environmental Science 93

Environmental Science Conservation Climate Change Technology 93

Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Pine Barrens Ron Smith, an instructor with Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, and his group of volunteer community scientists were lured deep in into the swampy thicket of Wharton State Forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens on the search for biological treasure.

Environmental Science 98

Environmental Science Conservation Climate Change 98