Environmental Studies Program

Research

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The Sandy Neck Field Station
		The field station on Sandy Neck Beach in Barnstable, Cape Cod is the home of many of our research projects. Many of our urban studies stem from research initially conducted from this century old hut on the salt marsh.

Eastern Coyotes
		Did you know that there are coyotes in Boston? Did you know that there are coyotes in Newton? We are learning about the activities of this elusive creature and how it moves through the city in our wild radiotelemetry studies, while also monitoring their behavior in our captive study.

American Crows
		The American Crow is an amazingly social, complex creature. With roosts populated by tens of thousands of birds, it seems crows are just about everywhere. Even on BC's main campus. More details here.

Feral Cats and Dogs
		Feral populations of cats and dogs are common in many parts of the world. Current radio telemetry projects in Boston and Costa Rica aim to assess the anthropogenic effects of these feral populations on urban, suburban, and rural ecosystems.

Diamondback Terrapins
		The field station on Sandy Neck Beach in Barnstable, Cape Cod is the home of many of our research projects. Many of our urban studies stem from research initially conducted from this century old hut on the salt marsh.

Environmental Scholars Program
		There are research opportunity in environmental science, policy, or education for those wishing to perform research at an advanced level of study. Environmental Scholars will work with the Environmental Studies Program on a multi-year project to measure the impacts of human development on urban and suburban ecosystems. The program provides scholars with full course credit for two semesters.

Join Us
		Are you interested in getting involved in any of these research projects? Do you have an idea for your own study? Email us at envstudy@bc.edu or stop by the Environmental Studies office to learn about our other projects which are too many to list here!