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A tornado caused millions of dollars in damage to Temple’s Ambler campus. Recovery could take decades.

Despite the damage, campus educators are not focused on what was lost, but what can be gained. “It’s a research opportunity,” said Amy Freestone, an associate professor of biology.

The "old growth forest" has many fallen trees and bare trees left without limbs or leaves at Temple University's Ambler Campus. The campus suffered damage from a tornado spawned by the remnants of Ida earlier this month.
The "old growth forest" has many fallen trees and bare trees left without limbs or leaves at Temple University's Ambler Campus. The campus suffered damage from a tornado spawned by the remnants of Ida earlier this month.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer