openingshot Construction of the 24-bed Muller Field Station bunkhouse wrapped up during the spring semester. The field station at the south end of Honeoye Lake has been a resource for conservation and environmental education programming since the late Florence Muller donated the 48-acre property in 1999. Teresa Pietrusinski, program manager for environmental education and community outreach, and Cody Wilkes, field station manager, both shown in photo at left, spent the winter planning for the wider range of outdoor experiences the bunkhouse has made possible. FLCC students in classes such as Wetland Science and Practice will have more immersive experiences with longer stays at the field station, according to Maura Sullivan, professor and Muller Field Station director. The College will invite faculty from other schools to bring students for the spotted salamander migration in the spring. The effort to protect the amphibians as they cross the nearby highway to the field station’s wetlands takes place as night falls. An overnight option is a safer alternative to having visitors drive home during very late hours. A new initiative will offer high school students an extended stay to participate in watershed conservation work, and the facility is open for rent to professional and recreational organizations. PHOTOS BY JAN REGAN
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