{"id":292,"date":"2024-10-18T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T21:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2025-01-04T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T18:33:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">About Us<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462574835_1694862127969478_4933519913247250981_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"462574835_1694862127969478_4933519913247250981_n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462574835_1694862127969478_4933519913247250981_n-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462574835_1694862127969478_4933519913247250981_n-1-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 512px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-289\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_heading et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_heading\">Odd Duck Pond is a website dedicated to breaking down the barriers that keep people from engaging in nature.<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Nature is not equally accessible to everyone. People of color, people with disabilities, and people with other marginalized identities can experience many barriers to engaging with nature and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>There are many resources that can help people, but not everyone has the time to find them. Odd Duck Pond's goal is to collect and highlight these resources for people to find.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space et_pb_divider_hidden\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Odd Duck Pond was created as part of the capstone project for the individual major Animal Welfare in Human Contexts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0What is an individual major?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Individual Major Program at St. Olaf College allows students to design their own integrative major. It gives students the ability to drive their own education and follow their interests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Official Major Description<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated coursework on animals and wildlife and human cultures and society. Studies focused on the relationship between humans and nature and how this relationship can be strengthened and practiced more intentionally. The goal was to learn how we can improve the welfare of both humans and animals at the same time. Classes included courses in biology, anthropology, environmental studies, and management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Official Project Description<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created a website which collects resources related to ways of engaging with nature and wildlife. This includes resources about pet ownership, outdoor activities, and information about native wildlife.\u00a0 The resources are focused on creating support for people from marginalized communities who experience barriers to nature. The website also has user engagement functions such as forums to encourage people to connect with and support each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Guiding Questions of the Major<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do I need to know about <strong>animal biology<\/strong> in order to take care of animals?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do I need to know about the <strong>natural environment<\/strong> in order to protect and create spaces for animals?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do I need to know about <strong>society and culture<\/strong> in order to understand human and animal relationships?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do I need to know to be able to create effective <strong>programming and communication<\/strong> that supports animals and humans?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Individual Major Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a copy of the original proposal for the major.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper  et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\">Click Here<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Here is a copy of the caapstone project plan:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper  et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\">Click Here<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0 clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1215\" height=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462561946_1540991203193022_3065067461029181470_n.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Appell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462561946_1540991203193022_3065067461029181470_n.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462561946_1540991203193022_3065067461029181470_n-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/10\/462561946_1540991203193022_3065067461029181470_n-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1215px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-441\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Grace Appell<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\">St. Olaf, 2024<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>My whole life, I\u2019ve been fascinated by both people and animals. I've never found that these interests contradict each other. In fact, they build on each other.<\/p>\n<p>Humans are inherently connected to the world we live in and the other creatures that inhabit it. Welfare for humans depends on the welfare of animals and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>My goal is to work in wildlife education and animal rescue. I want to use the work I do with animals to help people engage with nature. I hope to help people overcome the barriers that prevent them from doing so by creating this website.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"et_pb_member_social_links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/grace-appell-787857201\/\" class=\"et_pb_font_icon et_pb_linkedin_icon\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Coursework<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Throughout my classes that I took for my major, I had a lot of experiences that really contributed to my learning journey and my capstone project. Here's some highlights.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Conservation Tour<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_2 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/ac45ca314a8e450eb7f11d0ccf3ffb80\">Click Here<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Learn about the global wildlife trade through this interactive tour!<\/p>\n<p>Created for the conservation tour project for Conservation Biology<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441521418_415642821347364_2591235470391376248_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"441521418_415642821347364_2591235470391376248_n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441521418_415642821347364_2591235470391376248_n.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441521418_415642821347364_2591235470391376248_n-980x1742.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441521418_415642821347364_2591235470391376248_n-480x853.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1125px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-613\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Disability at St. Olaf<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>For Ethnographic Research Methods, I conducted interviews and created an ethnography of the disability community at St. Olaf.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_3 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\">Click Here<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445720333_801047781970618_8751782670984146185_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"445720333_801047781970618_8751782670984146185_n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445720333_801047781970618_8751782670984146185_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445720333_801047781970618_8751782670984146185_n-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445720333_801047781970618_8751782670984146185_n-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445720333_801047781970618_8751782670984146185_n-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-614\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Nature Journal<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_4_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_4 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/4c818e84fa4a4b4cba37c91be9296cbb\">Click Here<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>For the class Culture of Nature, I visited the same spot in natural lands on campus throughout the spring semester. This is my reflections on the experience.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436707753_298403863334717_5427200327067946261_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"436707753_298403863334717_5427200327067946261_n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436707753_298403863334717_5427200327067946261_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436707753_298403863334717_5427200327067946261_n-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436707753_298403863334717_5427200327067946261_n-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436707753_298403863334717_5427200327067946261_n-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2048px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-615\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_0  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"13\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436355587_1193018658390192_6312676632431012092_n.jpg\" title=\"Winter Ecology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436355587_1193018658390192_6312676632431012092_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436355587_1193018658390192_6312676632431012092_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436355587_1193018658390192_6312676632431012092_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-593\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Winter Ecology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Out on the ice, studying lakes and ice<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441042690_1883967075404088_1683387678606901031_n.jpg\" title=\"Vertebrate Biology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441042690_1883967075404088_1683387678606901031_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441042690_1883967075404088_1683387678606901031_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441042690_1883967075404088_1683387678606901031_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-592\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Vertebrate Biology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">A Bigmouth Buffalo caught and released during class<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_2\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436279643_991002725986584_1335552312614481303_n.jpg\" title=\"Ornithology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436279643_991002725986584_1335552312614481303_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436279643_991002725986584_1335552312614481303_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/436279643_991002725986584_1335552312614481303_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-590\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Ornithology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Birdwatching and learning to identify birds<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445629139_2769077943250797_2031568868808311295_n.jpg\" title=\"Winter Ecology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445629139_2769077943250797_2031568868808311295_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445629139_2769077943250797_2031568868808311295_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/445629139_2769077943250797_2031568868808311295_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-596\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Winter Ecology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Hole drilled in ice to take measurements of the lake water.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462567288_1094542318743497_4922171930200656893_n.jpg\" title=\"Vertebrate Biology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462567288_1094542318743497_4922171930200656893_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462567288_1094542318743497_4922171930200656893_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462567288_1094542318743497_4922171930200656893_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-587\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Vertebrate Biology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">A garter snake caught for a project monitoring wildlife populations<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_5\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/438159017_8681941865154767_7723953118864832948_n.jpg\" title=\"Winter Ecology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/438159017_8681941865154767_7723953118864832948_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/438159017_8681941865154767_7723953118864832948_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/438159017_8681941865154767_7723953118864832948_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-591\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Winter Ecology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">A deer caught on the wildlife camera<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_6\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441877945_2640468969478951_4890870116563256424_n.jpg\" title=\"Field Botany\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441877945_2640468969478951_4890870116563256424_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441877945_2640468969478951_4890870116563256424_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/441877945_2640468969478951_4890870116563256424_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-607\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Field Botany<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Learning about the plants of the prairie<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_7\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/442493838_954243536242657_2726666018180642298_n.jpg\" title=\"Winter Ecology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/442493838_954243536242657_2726666018180642298_n-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"Setting up nets for birdbanding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/442493838_954243536242657_2726666018180642298_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/442493838_954243536242657_2726666018180642298_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-595\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Winter Ecology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Learning how to set up nets for birdbanding<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_8\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/437732299_356852943554908_6374763115355812457_n.jpg\" title=\"Culture of Nature\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/437732299_356852943554908_6374763115355812457_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/437732299_356852943554908_6374763115355812457_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/437732299_356852943554908_6374763115355812457_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-608\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Culture of Nature<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">A picture I took while working on my plot project<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_9\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462581673_799495388927982_7013927390098709207_n-1.jpg\" title=\"Field Botany\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462581673_799495388927982_7013927390098709207_n-1-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462581673_799495388927982_7013927390098709207_n-1.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/462581673_799495388927982_7013927390098709207_n-1-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-611\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Field Botany<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Researching the accuracy of different plant ID apps<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_10\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/415266760_1049725292947003_3425577106583814932_n.jpg\" title=\"Winter Ecology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/415266760_1049725292947003_3425577106583814932_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/415266760_1049725292947003_3425577106583814932_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/415266760_1049725292947003_3425577106583814932_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-594\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Winter Ecology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Wildlife Camera<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_11\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/440993307_829702962347838_8705139327409303804_n.jpg\" title=\"Vertebrate Biology\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/440993307_829702962347838_8705139327409303804_n-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/440993307_829702962347838_8705139327409303804_n.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2024\/11\/440993307_829702962347838_8705139327409303804_n-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-605\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Vertebrate Biology<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">We learned to do taxidermy- mine was a screech 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