Meredith is fortunate to have a 225-acre campus, where faculty members such as Biology Lab Manager Amanda Powell make use of every edge to teach students essential skills.
One of these lesser-known but highly valuable corners — Meredith’s forest plot — can be found on the north side of campus, behind an old barn once used to house student horses. This one-hectare plot features a fragmented, urban forest, one of the largest in Raleigh, that’s been studied continuously since the fall of 2007. Powell became involved in the research while a student at Meredith after taking Terrestrial Field Studies with the late Dr. Erin Lindquist.
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