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Fondriest Field Station
Fondriest Field Station
Located near the company’s corporate headquarters in Beavercreek, Ohio, the Fondriest Center for Environmental Studies boasts many opportunities for members of the community, educational organizations, researchers, engineers and policymakers. The field station provides an ideal location for company engineers and scientists to field-test new sensor technologies.
The station includes a variety of data logging and telemetry platforms for collecting and transmitting weather and water quality data. The on-site conference center displays real-time data, which is also available on a company-sponsored web datacenter – WQData LIVE. Local schools visit the field station to learn about environmental fieldwork and data collection, where college students use the area for both undergraduate and graduate field research. The field station staff includes several company employees and a team of naturalists, who explore and document native plants and wildlife.
The station includes a variety of data logging and telemetry platforms for collecting and transmitting weather and water quality data. The on-site conference center displays real-time data, which is also available on a company-sponsored web datacenter – WQData LIVE. Local schools visit the field station to learn about environmental fieldwork and data collection, where college students use the area for both undergraduate and graduate field research. The field station staff includes several company employees and a team of naturalists, who explore and document native plants and wildlife.
System configuration, calibration and maintenance courses with Fondriest Applications Engineers are offered to clients to simplify start-up of real-time environmental monitoring systems. With this approach, personnel can be fully prepared before a project begins.
The Station is used to test various instruments for accuracy, durability, reliability, and more. Some of the instruments that are tested at the field station are there for long term data collection. This data can be used for research, gaining knowledge, or to compare the instruments with each other.
The Station supports local universities by offering graduate and undergraduate students opportunities to perform field studies and research. Students attain valuable skills by learning techniques for sampling and monitoring that help to prepare them for careers in the environmental field.
Station staff work with K-12 programs to support experiential learning. Students are guided in activities such as water quality sampling and setup of monitoring systems. Data collected at the station is available on the web, allowing for further review and analysis in the classroom.
MEET THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEAM
Emily L. Holliday
Emily L. Holliday is an Environmental Scientist who received her A.S. and A.A.S. degrees from Sinclair Community College, and her B.S. and M.S. from Wright State University. While working at Fondriest Environmental since November 2020, she has worked as an Applications Scientist, Assistant Office Manager, and lead of the Environmental Science Team. As an Applications Scientist, she was involved with building and integrating remote monitoring systems, calibrating and testing of water quality sondes, and working with customers on the startup and deployment of new monitoring systems. In regards to being an Environmental Scientist, Emily helps monitor the Field Station at the Fondriest Center for Environmental Studies to help restore habitat for native wildlife, and provide weather and water quality data for research. The Environmental Science Team works closely with the Naturalist team to expand on the documentation of the different species of flora and fauna found at the Field Station. In her free time, Emily enjoys photography, drawing, and spending time outside.
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The Naturalists
Whitetail deer, coyote, waterfowl, raptors, and other wildlife make their home near the field station and in the surrounding areas. Habitat restoration efforts include the installation of bluebird and duck boxes, the maintenance of native wildflower meadows, the construction of a fish structure, invasive plant removal, and boundary planting of native grasses. A honey bee apiary located on the property encourages pollinators and, in turn, helps to maintain a balanced ecosystem, while the field station pond provides habitat for native fish, frogs, snakes, and turtles. A close eye is kept on water quality with an array of automated sensors.
Members of the Fondriest staff as well as local citizens serve at the station as naturalists who manage these habitat restoration initiatives. The group documents intriguing flora and fauna, which are uploaded and presented in the photo gallery of the WQData LIVE web datacenter alongside real-time weather and water quality measurements taken on-site.
Members of the Fondriest staff as well as local citizens serve at the station as naturalists who manage these habitat restoration initiatives. The group documents intriguing flora and fauna, which are uploaded and presented in the photo gallery of the WQData LIVE web datacenter alongside real-time weather and water quality measurements taken on-site.
Come Visit Us!
We will accommodate your schedule and can work with up to 50 people at a time. We can help with training on equipment for environmental monitoring and instrument calibrations, school field trips, research projects, and more. Please contact us to see how we can assist you!
To get in touch with us and gather further information, you can click on the link below.
To get in touch with us and gather further information, you can click on the link below.
Come Visit Us!
We will accommodate your schedule and can work with up to 50 people at a time. We can help with training on equipment for environmental monitoring and instrument calibrations, school field trips, research projects, and more. Please contact us to see how we can assist you!
To get in touch with us and gather further information, you can click on the link below.
To get in touch with us and gather further information, you can click on the link below.
