TreeNote
TreeNote is a two minute weekly feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and KUER.
Episode List
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I'm the third of five kids, so I've always been the one in the middle.
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I’ve often been called a tree-hugger. But I know that getting anywhere near the poisonous Manchineel tree is a very bad idea.
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We’ve all seen beautiful pieces of wood crafted by sculptors into artistic shapes. But have you ever heard of arborsculpture?
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I think of sawdust as a by-product of woodworking, kind of a nuisance that I have to sweep up and dispose of after a session in the woodshop.
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The messiest laboratory I have ever seen is the prep room of the Center for Tree-Ring Science at Missouri University.
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Our country has over 150 million telephone poles — that's half a pole for every person!
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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.
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As an ecologist, I have shelves full of scientific and literary books on trees.
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Every year, my family takes an afternoon to drive out to the Tintic Mountains to choose our holiday tree.