Photos of the Week: March 5, 2025

By Eric Boll ● Community, Photo of the Week ● March 6, 2025

ATHENS, Ohio —

Mushrooms and a waterfall at The Ridges, taken Tuesday, March 5, 2025. Photos by Eric Boll.

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Eric Boll

Eric Boll (he/him) is a journalist from Mansfield, Ohio, with many familial connections to Southeast Ohio. A third-generation bobcat, he studied News and Information Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. As an undergrad, Eric worked for MileSplit Ohio as a reporter and editor covering cross country and track and field. Eric returned to Ohio University in 2022 to get his masters in Journalism with a focus on science and environmental communication. Outside of journalism Eric can be found working on stained glass art, cooking or riding his bike.

Eric’s work with the Independent is supported by a grant from the Sugar Bush Foundation.