Earth Sciences major Cassie Aimetti, in collaboration with associate professor Will Ouimet, is working on a project to reconstruct the past environment of Grannis Island. Recently, Aimetti and collaborators carried equipment through the muddy salt marsh to collect sediment cores for reconstructing the historical landscape changes of Grannis Island. Back in the lab, they prepared the cores for detailed analysis, including radiocarbon dating and geochemical testing, to uncover the site’s environmental and cultural history over the past 8,000 years. Aimetti hopes her research will contribute to the academic understanding of the site and increase public awareness of its historical significance. Eventually, she hopes to use her findings to create educational signs that highlight the island's past and its importance to Indigenous communities.
