November 3, 2007 - MNC Presents the Animal Planet Channel's Animal Educator of the Year Mona Rutger from Into the Wild!

September 29th 2007 - Saris Wetlands Program with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency!

On the morning of September 29th, 2007 a group of about 15 gathered at Saris / Aurora Wetlands off Route 82 for an educational tour of the property brought to you by Moebius Nature Center in partnership with the OEPA.

In the above photo our Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands expert from the North East District Office uses a specialized tool to extract a small core sample of about 1.5 feet of soil.

With a portion of the sample in hand, Ed uses a Munsel chart to confirm the type of soil and thereby confirm it as a wetland. This is a part of the process the Ohio EPA uses to identify wetland. Other factors such as plants and animals present and also how much of the time an area is under water also are necessary to be identified in order to determine if an area meets the USEPA definition of a wetland.

The tour contiues!
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