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I like big buds and I cannot lie!

April 6, 2026
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Emma's first blog post! As spring is... well, springing here in Virginia, it's time to track phenology. 

For my PhD, I am interested in understanding the internal mechanisms involved during dormancy...

March Morven Madness- Grant Kickoff!

March 30, 2026

We had our kickoff workshop in March for our Environmental Institute Grant-Funded Project Promoting Climate-Resilient Agriculture Through Ecosystem Management in Virginia. The 3-year project seeks to...

Loving Oaks Was Red... and the trees are planted!

March 10, 2026
planted red oaks & friends

In the span of a week, 1000 holes were dug, over 1000 miles were travelled to transport 2000 trees, and then 1000 trees were planted.  What a way to go into Spring Break!  

An incredibly large thank...

Breaking Ground... Literally

February 25, 2026

We broke ground! 1000 times over!

This past Saturday the BUDS lab spent the day at Morven Sustainability Lab in the fence for Meghan's common garden getting put in soon!  February is proving to be...

Tis the Seedson!

November 30, 2025

It's seed season! Seedson!

Last Friday, I (Ethan) guest lectured in Meghan's Landscape Architecture class (LAR-7210, Eco-Tech III), talking about sourcing & growing native plants for restoration...

Hanna in Herbaria!

November 14, 2025
Hanna in Herbaria!

This past week, I collected sugar maple (and closely related species) leaf tissue from herbarium specimens ranging from Guatemala -> Maine! One collector collected all of these for her dissertation...

Ethan & Meghan @ Paint Rock, Alabama

October 2, 2025
Ethan and Meghan entering Alabama

Roll tide!!!!!  This past weekend, September 26th to 28th, myself (Ethan) and Meghan embarked on a trip down to Paint Rock Forest, ~20 miles southwest of Hunstville, AL, for some field work!  I was...

Ethan @ Mohonk Preserve September 2025

September 24, 2025
Mohonk Preserve

Writing from the Hudson Valley up in New York!  I've been here for a few days doing some fieldwork up at Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, New York.  My fieldwork is consisting largely of scouting for...