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Category Archives: garden ecology
Meet Mykl Nelson; Urban Agriculture Instructor at OSU
My name is Mykl Nelson, a world citizen intent on feeding the globe. The first distinct connection to food I remember was in the late 90s while living in İzmir, Turkey. … Continue reading
Native plants and pollinators – 2018 field update
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a field update about my native plant – pollinator study, so this post will be a recap of the entire 2018 field season! Sampling this year was successful, though it was a much … Continue reading
Posted in Beneficial Insects, garden ecology, Native Plants
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First Publication from the Garden Ecology Lab!
Our paper on the potential for bee movements between gardens and urban/peri-urban agriculture has been published in a special issue on Agroecology in the City, in the journal Sustainability. Langellotto, G.A.; Melathopoulos, A.; Messer, I.; Anderson, A.; McClintock, N.; Costner, L. … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden Bee, Garden Pollinator
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Plant List for Pollinator Gardens
Over the past year, I have have given many presentations that highlighted the high bee activity at ‘site 51’; a garden that is fairly small (0.1 acre) and in … Continue reading
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Garden Ecology Lab News, January 2018
It’s been a busy month in the Garden Ecology Lab. Gail’s manuscript on bees in home and community gardens has been published in Acta Hort. Briefly, the results of this literature review are that: 213 species of bee have been collected … Continue reading
Posted in garden ecology, Lab News, Native Plants, urban soils
Tagged Garden Pollinator, garden soils, Native Plants, Portland, research, soil sampling, soil test, urban soils
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Garden Bees, 2017
All bees have been pinned, labelled, and data-based. Now we’re (and when I say ‘we’re’, I’m mostly referring to Lucas and Isabella) are going through the painstaking process of photographing all specimens: head on, from the top, and from each … Continue reading
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Tagged Garden Bee, garden ecology, Garden Pollinator, Portland
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Lab News: Garden Ecology Lab featured on PolliNation Podcast
Dr. Andony Melathopolous hosted us on his fabulous PolliNation podcast. Listen to the episode, where we talk about the importance of gardens to native bees, our current research, and some key questions that remain to be answered regarding gardening for … Continue reading
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#OverlyHonestMethods
#OverlyHonestMethods is a hashtag that is trending on Twitter. With this hashtag (which is simply an easy way to sort and find posts), scientists share the honest, ugly truth behind research. Some examples: “Data was not recorded on Sundays because … Continue reading
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Tagged #overlyhonestmethods, ecology research
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Why Study Gardens?
Gardens are unique and understudied systems that can have multi-faceted and positive impacts on environmental and public health. But, key to realizing the potential, positive impact of gardens are the decisions that are made when planning, installing and maintaining garden … Continue reading
We Study Gardens
We study gardens: the plants, insects, animals, people, decisions and management practices that either improve or degrade a garden’s ability to promote environmental and human health. An underlying premise of our work is that gardens are important and understudied systems, … Continue reading
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