Blue Hills Reservation Photos

Environmental Science and Biology students have access to the 7,000 Blue Hills Reservation several miles from campus for hands-on lab experiences. Photos courtesy of Professor Jonathan Twining.

Ponkapoag Bog of the Blue Hills Reservation

Memorial for ENC Professor William Babcock

Cottongrass

A green frog

Ladies of the Ecology Lab are ready for the bogs!

Having fun at the Ponkapoag Bog!

Mushroom

Pitcher plant

Sundew plant

Atlantic White Ceder swamp

Water willow

The Conservation Biology class visits the Blue Hills Reservation to observe the long-term effects of deer browsing on vegetation

Conservation Biology class, Fall 2011

Making notes

Conducting the vegetation survey

Taking measurements