Nalini Nadkarni
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni is an emeritus professor of both The Evergreen State College and the University of Utah, one of the world’s leading ecologists and a popular science communicator. Dr. Nadkarni’s research and public engagement work is supported by the National Geographic Society and the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. @nalininadkarni
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The next time you glide up a ski lift, look down at the trees that pass beneath your boots. -
As an ecologist, I have shelves full of scientific and literary books on trees. -
No chocolate fan has to wonder why the scientific name of the cacao tree translates from the Greek to "the food of the gods." -
In my family, we always choose a Christmas tree with a top branch that’s long enough to support the cardboard angel our daughter made twenty years ago. -
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Trees and people share a habit of sometimes hanging on to things that should be shed. -
The first time I helped my mom make a pumpkin pie for our Thanksgiving dinner, my job was to retrieve the spices for the filling. I knew what cinnamon and nutmeg were, but what in the world was allspice? -
The more I know about and understand the trees that live around me at home, the more connected I feel to their tree relatives around the world. -
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. -
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My two granddaughters are Sierra and Brooke, wonderful names that connect them to nature.
