User:SeeEarth/Ritchey Woods Project

The Ritchey Woods research project developed by CEES (Center of Earth and Environmental Scientists) at IUPUI (Indiana Univeristy–Purdue University Indianapolis) in collaboration with support from J.F. New and Associates and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Ritchey Woods is an important natural area within Hamilton County. The Ritchey Woods project conducts ecosystem restoration by converting 130 acres of former agricultural land to prairie and wetland ecological communities. To deliver educational outreach oppurtunities this research project combines research scientists with graduate and undergraduate students from IUPUI, K-12 students and community families. This project mainly aims at giving a sense of environmental stewardship among all participants regardless of age, level of expertise or involvement.This project was started in 1998. It is an on-going project and does not have a definitive end date set up so far.

To get more information about this project, please check the Official Site at the end of the page.