Swimming Free

By Wendy St. John, Nicole Christie, and Nick Geist: Today was the big day for a cohort of juvenile turtles, as they swam in the waters of their home lake for the very first time. These western pond turtles (Emys marmorata) were hatched in the lab of Dr. Nick Geist Read more

By Wendy, ago

Western Pond Turtle Links

Here is a collection of links to articles I’ve written about western pond turtles.

This “Western Pond Turtle” category menu also includes a variety of content published by other people, most of which involves turtles from my lab. Just continue scrolling down through this category page to see articles, images, and videos I’ve shared from other sources.

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By Wendy St. John, ago

Fun in Diversity Lab!

So, probably the most exciting moment of my day (maybe of my life) was finding these little jellyfish in the tanks in Darwin 4. I didn’t actually find them, some of my students did, but I isolated them and managed to get some decent photos. At first, I assumed they Read more

By Wendy St. John, ago

Fairfield Osborn Kelly Pond

Field trip to the Fairfield Osborn Preserve, with A Watershed Year freshman experience class. I hiked up to Kelly Pond with a group of students so they could collect field data for a research project. It’s quite a hike up to the pond, which is near the northern end of the preserve. Covered with Azolla, the pond is a peaceful and lovely place to visit. 

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By Wendy St. John, ago

Best Joke Ever!

Today’s diversity biology lab was AWESOME! I knew it would be fun – we looked at Echinoderms, which are just super cool, and we had a bunch of live starfish and sea urchins for them to examine under the scopes. So, that part was expectedly great – we fed the Read more

By Wendy St. John, ago