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Tag 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
Plant of the Week: Douglas Aster (Revisited)
This entry is from Lucas Costner, an undergraduate horticulture major at Oregon State University. It highlights one of the plants that Aaron Anderson is using in his research. Original “Plant of the Week: Douglas Aster” post available here: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gardenecologylab/2017/11/07/plant-week-doulgas-aster/ Last … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Plant of the Week
Tagged ecology research, Garden Bee, garden ecology, garden plants, Native Plants
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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
Posted in Beneficial Insects, garden ecology, science
Tagged Garden Bee, garden ecology, Garden Pollinator, Portland
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Plant of the Week: Showy Milkweed
Now that our lab group is working on native plants and native bees, I thought it would be fun to do a ‘Plant of the Week’ and ‘Bee of the Week’ series. This second entry is from Lucas Costner, an undergraduate … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Plant of the Week
Tagged garden ecology, Native Plants, 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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