This document summarizes three different ecological communities studied by Chelsea Gallatin for a final project in Bios 275. The first community is located in City Park in Greenville, OH and includes 10 animal and 10 plant species observed. The second community is located around Lake St. Mary's in Celina, OH and includes 10 animal and 10 aquatic plant species found in or around the freshwater lake. The third community studied is a deciduous forest in Wayne National Forest, where the author observed 10 animal and 7 plant species during a camping trip.