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Zoe Knauss '23 of Buffalo, N.Y., who will declare as an ES major, and ES major Sam Gilman '22 of Mendham, N.J., , dig for soil in a field.Prof of Environmental Studies and Christian A. Johnson Prof of Interdisc Studies Holly Ewing and Lecturer in Environmental Studies & Learning Associate in Environmental Studies Camille Parrish take students in the Soils/Lab course for a field trip to Pettengill Farm in Freeport, Maine. A nineteenth century salt-water farm on the estuary of the Harraseeket River, the farm is owned by Freeport Historical Society(FHS). It includes a saltbox house (ca. 1800) on 140 acres of fields, woods, antique apple orchards and salt marsh. Most interesting are the etchings (sgraffitti) found on the plaster walls in the upper chambers of ships, sea monsters, longboats and animals. The farmhouse remains without plumbing, central heat and electricity and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Mildred Pettengill was its last resident and lived in the house until 1970.The students are digging up soil and making observations (soil profiles) before putting it back where it came from.ENVR 310 - Soils/LabDepending on one's point of view, soils are geological units, ecosystems, the foundation of plant life, a place for microbes to live, building material, or just dirt. This course takes a scientific perspective and explores the genesis of soils, their distribution and characteristics, and their interaction with plants. Field studies emphasize description of soils, inferences about soil formation, and placement within a landscape context. Labs investigate the chemistry of soils and their role in forestry and agriculture.

Picture story: “Thankful to get off campus and my hands dirty”

October 8, 2020

Follow along as Bates environmental studies students go off campus and dig into the science of dirt at a stunning coastal Maine site.

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n preparation for today’s Harvest Dinner, Carpenter Jason Therrien of facility services lowers himself on a lift after installing a Commons banner for the Class of 2024. Each year, first-year students vote on a photograph for their class banner to be hung in Commons. There are four banners in all.The annual Harvest Dinner, a much anticipated food tradition for Bates students produced by Dining, Conferences and Campus Events @batescommons, is served tonight in Commons from 5 to 9 p.m.This year’s theme is “Life’s A Beach.” DCCE staff placed decorative inflatibles throughout the building.

November 20, 2020

Three recipes from the 2020 Harvest Meal (no flamingo, sorry)

November 20, 2020

Bates Dining Services keeps the magic alive ‘until we can dine together again’

November 20, 2020

Video: An ‘exquisite joy’ as spring teams enjoy fall practices with coaches

November 19, 2020

Video: Vanessa Paolella ’21 and guiding the student newspaper during crisis

November 17, 2020

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

November 13, 2020

13 post-election faculty insights: grift, con, and a dangerous game being played with our democracy

November 13, 2020

Notorious (but harmless) pathogens preserved in Bates professor’s new-found World War I slides

November 12, 2020

NESCAC Heat Poll for Nov. 7–10: Heat Miser’s revenge

November 6, 2020

A ‘status quo election,’ say Bates professors — with disappointments, surprises, lessons

November 6, 2020

7 pieces of hopeful, loving, and creative advice from two artists’ 174 years of wisdom

November 5, 2020

Video: A professor’s award-winning poem, graced by Androscoggin River scenes

November 2, 2020

Slideshow: What they brought for comfort

October 30, 2020

Bates announces five 2020–21 faculty promotions, including tenure awards

October 29, 2020

Campus Construction Update: Oct. 30, 2020

October 28, 2020

Say What? Bates quotes from here and there: Oct. 30, 2020

October 23, 2020

Video: Works by Ashley Bryan, who ‘finds love and joy in what we live in,’ at Bates Museum of Art

October 22, 2020

Meet new faculty: Michael Boyd Roman and the divine beauty of Black men

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October 20, 2020

Meet headstrong Harry Lord, Bates’ lord of the baseball diamond

The Maple tree, as seen from the third floor of Hedge Hall.

October 19, 2020

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

October 16, 2020

Bates in the News: Oct. 16, 2020