ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Associate Professor Donna Vogler of the Biology Department at the SUNY College at Oneonta has received an award of $25,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Research Grants Program. The grant will support a 15-month field study entitled "Non-wildlife-attracting Native and Naturalized Turf Species Suitable for Use on Airfields Managed for Wildlife Hazards in the Northeast," which will be carried out by Dr. Vogler and SUNY Oneonta graduate student Kristin Dorsch.
The goal of the study is to provide recommendations to airports about plants that can be used as part of a plan for wildlife hazard management. The results may also be applicable to other venues with problems with wildlife, such as busy roadways or golf courses.
The study will be conducted at three airports in the region--the Oneonta Municipal Airport, Griffiss International Airport in Oneida County, and the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport in Chemung County. In the study, five species of native plants that can tolerate the dry conditions of airfields will be compared against a commonly used turf mix for their potential to attract or deter wildlife.
In May, Vogler and Dorsch established field plots at the Oneonta Municipal Airport. They plan to set up plots at the other airports in early June. They will monitor the plots for wildlife attraction by insects, birds, and mammals.
A member of the SUNY Oneonta faculty since 2000, Donna Vogler received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2008. Before joining SUNY Oneonta, she worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Pittsburgh, an instructor at several universities in Pennsylvania, and a botanist for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. She holds a doctorate in botany from Penn State, a master's degree from Iowa State, and a bachelor's degree from Ohio State.
More information about the grant and the study is available from Dr.
Vogler at (607) 436-3705.
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