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Greenville College

Zahniser Institute for Environmental Studies

Phone:(618) 664-2800 ext. 4485.

Fax:(618) 664-9880.

Website:Greenville College

Website:Zahniser Institute for Environmental Studies

Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Science: Yes
Bachelor of Arts: No
Master of Science: No
Master of of Arts:No
Ph.D:No
Other:No

Sample Degrees Offered
1)Environmental Studies - B.S.
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Faculty Name	Email	Research Interest
David Patrick	dpatrick@greenville.edu	Wetland Ecology, Restoration
Robert Snyder	rsnyder@greenville.edu	Wetland/Aquatic Ecology
William Ahern	wahern@greenville.edu	Wetland Identification, Macroinvertebrates
James Lang	jlang@greenville.edu	Wetland Flora

Program Strengths
1)Wetland Creation and Restoration

Special Facilities:
Extensive wetland creation/restoration equipment (4wd tractors, Truax no-till drill, Whitfield tree planter, acorn planter, ATVs and accessories for planting) and all support hardware and software (Trimble Pathfinder GPS and GIS software, EAGL Laser level, Hydrolab water quality monitoring equipment); other environmental studies equipment includes 35 foot water quality research vessel and launch, greenhouse facilities with capacity for 500,000 herbaceous plugs, 160-acre farm/nursery with capacity for 300,000 bare-root trees, 10,000 containerized trees

Extra Information:
The Zahniser Institute for Environmental Studies is a co-curricular department of Greenville College. Academic studies are pursued through the Biology Department toward a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology. Emphasis areas include forestry, wetland ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation/sustainable agriculture.