TreeNoteTreeNote is a two minute weekly feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and KUER.
January 18, 2024
Logger sports
January 18, 2024 • I once worked as a surveyor for the U. S. Forest Service in southeast Alaska.
Logger sports
January 11, 2024
Trees & telephone poles
January 11, 2024 • Our country has over 150 million telephone poles — that's half a pole for every person!
Trees & telephone poles
January 4, 2024
Trees and Skateboards
January 4, 2024 • A few years ago, I decided to learn to how to skateboard, much to the embarrassment of my then-teenage children. They requested that I go to the skatepark in disguise to avoid being recognized by their friends.
Trees and Skateboards
December 28, 2023
'On Trees,' by Hermann Hesse
December 28, 2023 • As an ecologist, I have shelves full of scientific and literary books on trees.
'On Trees,' by Hermann Hesse
December 21, 2023
National Christmas Tree
December 21, 2023 • Every year, my family takes an afternoon to drive out to the Tintic Mountains to choose our holiday tree.
National Christmas Tree
December 14, 2023
Tree's romantic parasite
December 14, 2023 • Given the biological purpose of mistletoe, it's pretty strange that this parasite is also a symbol of love.
Tree's romantic parasite
December 7, 2023
Holiday Wreaths
December 7, 2023 • This is the time of year for the beautiful evergreen wreaths that we put on our doors and windows. But where does all of this holiday greenery come from?
Holiday Wreaths
November 30, 2023
The Ginkgo Shed
November 30, 2023 • Although most trees lose their leaves just a few at a time, the leaves of gingko trees drop in synchrony, over the span of a day or two.
The Ginkgo Shed
November 16, 2023
What is the world's oldest wooden structure?
November 16, 2023 • Until recently, archeologists dated the oldest human-made wooden structures as 5,000 years or younger — homes made by Neolithic Europeans, Buddhist temples of Japan and longhouses of Native Americans.
What is the world's oldest wooden structure?
November 16, 2023
Trees and Holiday Baking
November 16, 2023 • With the winter holidays approaching I'm baking festive goodies — a joyful counterpoint to our shortening days.
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