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It was a busy morning here at the Station  Lonely visor seeks loving, careful, accurate data collector This morning in P6, a murder occurred. The victim? A (likely) hybrid between Echinacea pallida and angustifolia. It flowered for the first time ever and Lindsey quickly decapitated it after taking data.   Top: Lindsey and her latest victim. Bottom: Echinacea angustillida (unofficially named). The pollen color is right in between that of a pallida and angustifolia plant. Much hubub around Hjelm this morning. After a mishap with some duplicate datasheets, members of team echinacea put on their thinking caps to resolve some pollen and nectar mysteries. Using clues like handwriting, date, parsimonious location in tube stands, we put this case to rest. And we won’t get fooled again. The goats also arrived over the weekend. I can’t help but wonder if they had anything to do with this….  On Kensington gravel roads the cars did yield As they watched team echinacea move through the field Knees high with measured steps, “Maybe they are dancing?” Heads on a swivel with eyes alert, “Where are they Glancing?” This way of walking may look funny But you wouldn’t want to squash the plants now would you honey? I call this walk the Echinacea Stomp It helps us tread lightly on the prairies where we romp It’s role in our practice in positively necessary I don’t know about you, but I’d rather not work in a cemetery  Today members of Team Echinacea shared some preliminary ABTs for their summer research! Today we heard from Victoria! Victoria is going to design lesson plans for her co-taught 9th grade biology classes. They are designed to support her students in lab based learning. She hopes to lower the barrier for underrepresented students engagment in science practices!  I spent the day searching for echinacea seedlings in our seed addition transects. With the help of Lindsey and advice from other seasoned experts, I have complied a list of tips and tricks that will lead to highly accurate data collection. DO: Upon arrival at a segment, announce yourself to the echinacea. Why have you come here and what are you doing? Consider making an offering. Perhaps an invitation to collaborate in future studies, or the opportunity to review any relevant manuscripts. Be gentle when combing through their home. Clumsy fingers lead to broken echinacea and broken hearts. Of course, search actively! Change your angles and consider the topography. But also, let the echinacea find you. Never stab your toothpick into an echinacea root. I think this needs no explanation. Before your final sweep, verbally announce that you are done looking. This will most likely lead to the instant detection of one more plant. We can’t explain it, but it happens. Say your goodbyes before heading off. Offer words of encouragement to the seedlings as they, too, have a long summer ahead.
 Today we were visited by Dr. Matt Kaproth, who came up from Minnesota State University Mankato! He is interested in investigating soil properties in our ENRTF pollination study, and we will hopefully see more of him this summer as he samples our sites! The weather quickly turned stormy, so the team is now stationed at Hjelm, glued to our weather apps.  “Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Echinacea Project 2023 B.S. Botany and Environmental studies, UW-Madison, 2023 Pronouns: She/her Research Interests I am broadly interested in plant ecology, restoration ecology, and fire ecology. I am curious about plant functional traits, especially those related to fire adaptation, and intraspecific variation. Statement I am from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and fell in love with prairies during my undergraduate years in Madison, Wisconsin! In my spare time, I like to run, bike, do ceramics, knit, and read.  |
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