The Nature Center is also used as a field site by researchers from other institutions, including several universities. Nature Center staff sometimes play an active role as research collaborators and mentors for undergraduate students; other times, the Nature Center simply facilitates research on our lands.

Beyond informing land management and stewardship on Nature Center lands, results from our research will be shared with our community and other land practitioners. It has been said that, “Science isn’t finished until it is communicated”; the Nature Center will communicate our findings with a wide audience through peer-reviewed publications, interpretive programming, social media, and more.

Research at the Cincinnati Nature Center can be broadly divided into:

• increase knowledge about ecosystem ecology and natural history of this region’s indigenous habitats.

• inform the Nature Center and the surrounding region about effective ecological restoration techniques.

• inform the Nature Center about effective management of native and non-native habitats for biodiversity.

• inform the Nature Center about the impact and management of native and non-native invasive species.

• engage high school and college students in field study and/or research.

• encourage “citizen science” efforts to foster stewardship.

• help citizens better understand their impact on the natural world.