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Students in the department work on real world projects to complement their lab time and research projects. The Plum Run project is one of these.
The project involved field work to visit and assess the stream health of the Plum Run, a tributary to the Brandywine Creek. Plum Run starts in the Borough of West Chester, not far from West Chester University. One exciting outcome of the Plum Run project was an interactive tutorial using Google Earth and GIS layers developed for the project. The tutorial will help people learn about the watershed, how it affects the biotic health of the Brandywine River and also how it in turn is affected by activities in West Chester Borough and lands owned by the University
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The Plum Run Project was undertaken in the spring and fall semesters of 2006. The project was a cooperative effort between West Chester University's Biology Department, Geology and Astronomy Department, and Geography and Planning Department at West Chester University. The project was completed under the supervision of Drs. Winfield Fairchild, Tim Lutz, and Gary W. Coutu.