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Tess's Sizzling Summer

July 27, 2026

Hooray! I (Tess) am back for blog post part two!

My time at Blandy Experimental Farm has sadly come to a close, but I wanted to give a quick debrief on my last few weeks!

Ethan and I have been side...

Ethan in Cullowhee!

July 20, 2026

I (Ethan)  was lucky enough to attend the 42nd Annual Cullowhee Native Plant Conference on scholarship provided by the Virginia Native Plant Society. What. A. Week.  A week of natural beauty in the...

Getting to the Core (Cambium) of Red Oaks

July 9, 2026

 

Liz, Ethan, Tess, and Emma E spent a few days coring some (over 100) red oaks at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s ForestGEO plot. Over two very humid days we collected over 300 ~3cm...