Peter W. Schafran

The Blackwater Ecological Preserve is approximately 300 acres of the Longleaf Pine community at the northern terminus of its range. There we monitor rare plant species, many of which are S1 or S2 species in Virginia. With students Toni Dotterer, Nick Flanders, Isaiah Amos, and Endicott Parks I inventoried all our Longleaf Pines, collecting data on diameter, height, and age. We also established plots for long-term monitoring of Longleaf Pine seedlings. More information on the Preserve available here:
ODU Blackwater Ecological Preserve
VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
2018 Article in Environmental Monitor
2009 Article in the Suffolk News-Herald

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