TreeNote
TreeNote is a two minute weekly feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and KUER.
Episode List
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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.
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Given the biological purpose of mistletoe, it's pretty strange that this parasite is also a symbol of love.
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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?
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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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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.
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With the winter holidays approaching I'm baking festive goodies — a joyful counterpoint to our shortening days.
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This morning, our lawn looked like the aftermath of some sort of tree party.
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Fall is here! And for deer-hunters like me, that means it’s time for our annual trip to hunt for wild game in our bountiful wildlands.
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I just returned from a field trip in Costa Rica. For decades, I’ve oriented myself in my study plots by sighting on a group of emergent fig trees that I call the “Four Sisters.”