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What’s in a leaf? Exploring decomposition.
Conservation easements are a powerful tool: Here’s how to make them better with soil
Hey Grub Club, here is something completely different! This term I have been taking a class on communicating science to the public and to decision makers. [For other Oregon State Students, this is AED 580 Communicating Agricultural and Life Sciences to the Public, taught by Dr. Cara Lawson, and I would highly recommend taking it…
It’s flower bulb season! Here’s how they work.
The bulb’s annual cycle is like a carbon boomerang, where carbon dioxide is converted into sugars and stored below ground, only to rebound back in the form of leaves and flowers months later.
All-or-nothing thinking is holding back science communication. Here are 5 ways to fight it.
As an undergraduate, I became enamored with the idea that we could slow climate change by boosting soil carbon. This didn’t come out of nowhere; I had read about the potential to sequester carbon in the soil and gotten the idea that with the right research background I could be part of the movement to…
I’m Regina, a soil ecologist, science communicator, and lover of the great outdoors.
I do research that I believe will support sustainable ecosystem management practices. Currently, I investigate how soil microbes respond to environmental stress like fire and agricultural management.
The Grub Club 