In the short term, the wooded lot will provide a setting for classes in biology, plant biology and zoology to conduct field experiments and projects highlighting the influence of vegetation structure on animal communities and to examine local flora. The vacant treed lot is located across the street from the south property line of the campus. Funding for the purchase will come from the Marion campus, which will be responsible for maintaining and operating the property. Marion County commissioners recently permitted the property to be subdivided into five residential lots ranging from one-half to one acre in size. Other changes resized the council from 15 to 14 members and made public all documents of the faculty hearing committee.
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