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Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve |
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Research Projects The Division of Natural Areas & Preserves protects natural areas with ecological and/or geological significance under provisions of the Natural Areas Act of 1970. Many of these areas include some of the finest remnants of Ohio's natural heritage. Some areas are so fragile that the division requires a Permit to enter. Research and off-trail activities require a special permit at all preserves.State nature preserves are not parks. Instead, they are sanctuaries for rare plants and animals. For this reason, preserves are suited for minimum impact activities such as bird watching, hiking, nature study and photography but not picnicking or camping. These sanctuaries are also prime locations for research projects. Below are a few of the research projects that have/are taking place at Stage's Pond Nature Preserve.
Gale Warner's waterfowl study completed at Stage's Pond Nature Preserve in the autumn of 1977. Gale's impressions of the waterfowl are imaginative and insightful. Dr. Kelly C. Kissane, University of Nevada-Reno completed a research project at Stage's Pond in 2002. The study included collecting specimens of the fishing spider for laboratory observation and analysis as focal point of research to determine how behavior variations affect population genetics and reproductive biology. Click here to read a newspaper article that appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal about Kelly's work (128 KB PDF file). Dr. Linda C.K. Shane, University of Minnesota utilized Stage's Pond as a study site in 1978 as part of the Archaic Transitions in Ohio & Kentucky Prehistory paper. The complete report is available from The Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio 44242, or the Library of Congress, Catalog Card Number 2001000571. Dr. Robert Klips, OSU at Marion - Department of EEOB - A 2002 study to assess insect seed predation on Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos); includes labeling flowers on 50 plants, collection of fruits, & collection of insects from flowers & fruits. The study includes the collection of leaf litter from 20 locations throughout the preserve to determine the over-wintering site of the Hibiscus seed beetle.
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