WCRC

GIS/Remote Sensing Interns, Grace Camarata '23 and Rachel Ditzenberger '24, gained hands-on experience over the summer working on a variety of research projects for local stakeholders. In the largest project, they supported the work of the PA Fish & Boat Commission's Unassessed Waters Initiative by analyzing landscape level characteristics for over 30 small watersheds in northwest PA. This including using GIS to delineate watershed boundaries, measure land area, elevation, and stream gradient, and determine landcover composition. They also helped with stream surveys, conducted aerial mapping flyovers of campus, and assisted the Erie Bird Observatory with bird banding.