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Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries will hold their Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025 6:15-8:30pm at the Karl Road Branch of the Columbus Public Library. Light refreshments served at 6:15pm. Program starts at 6:30pm with Guest presentation highlighting Otterbein Alum Creek Microbiome research funded by FACT, followed by FACT Year in Review on this year's events and projects such as the FACT Tree Nursery.Guest Speakers: Dr Jennifer Bennett, and Otterbein University students, Alan Hatcher, Lena Dickerson, Luka Sage-Frabotta, Emili Moorehead
Title: Microbes in Our Water: Intriguing Insights into an Unseen World.
Description: An often-unseen world of microbes is teeming around us. Microbes are in the air that we breathe, the soil we stand on and the water we use for drinking and recreation. Here we present the types of bacteria found using next generation sequencing of samples taken from two Otterbein University rain gardens and the surrounding soil and discuss implications for storm water and runoff management. We will also discuss our latest research being conducted along Alum Creek with the goal of assessing the diversity of bacteria and archaea at several locations where we have sampled both water and sediment. The diversity of microbes that are present can be used as an important indicator of water quality
Photos left to right: Dr. Jennifer Bennett, Alan Hatcher, Lena Dickerson, Luka Sage-Frabotta sampling Alum Creek, Emili Moorehead presenting at ASM Microbe conference
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For questions, email FACT at [email protected]
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Columbus Metropolitan Library - Karl Road Branch, 5590 Karl Rd, Columbus, OH 43229-3608, United States, Worthington
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