CoolCleveland Correspondent Liv Ream interviewed Dr. Kathryn Flinn, an ecology professor at Baldwin Wallace University. In a recently published study of Ohio’s urban development and its effect on forests, co-authored with her student Zachary Hughes, Dr. Flinn researched land use changes in Cuyahoga County over the last 220 years. View the video here.
The duo compared ariel photos from 1938 to 2021 and gathered survey records to better understand the development affecting Ohio’s forests. Noting the difference in biodiversity seen among former farmland in comparison to untouched land, Dr. Flinn discusses the importance of recovering the affected landscapes.
Liv Ream is the Arts and Entertainment Editor for the University of Akron publication The Buchtelite, founded in 1889. She is majoring in Public Relations and spends her time writing, painting, and forcing her friends to participate in her experimental horror projects. Liv plans on pursuing a career in journalism and the arts.