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Group photo on a TreeTop canopy walk.

Spotlight Series: Elsa Ordway and the Creativity of Science

Elsa talks dipterocarps, mental, health, & rock climbing in the Sierra (among other topics).

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September 8, 2021
David Kenfack studying Grewia flowers at Mpala FDP.

Spotlight Series: David Kenfack: 25 Years with the Network & Counting

...& counting!  David began his involvement with the establishment of the Korup, Cameroon FDP in 1996.  He now coordinates ForestGEO's Africa Program.

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August 10, 2021
Field workers at the San Emilio FDP

San Emilio, Costa Rica FDP joins the ForestGEO network

San Emilio is a seasonally dry tropical forest.  Brian Enquist and Nathan Swenson are PIs.

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July 27, 2021
Wind River field crew.

Census Update from the Field: Wind River Edition

Bonus: one more installment of our series on census updates from across the network!  Thank you, field crew members, for your careful measurements and your dedication to the work.

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July 6, 2021
Wytham Woods field crew

Census Update from the Field: Wytham Woods Edition

Part three of our three-part series that celebrates the observations and experiences of field crew members currently conducting censuses across the network.

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July 1, 2021
Tyson Research Center field crew.

Census Update from the Field: Tyson Research Center Edition

Part two in our three-part series that shares the inside scoop on census fieldwork in the summer of 2021.

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June 30, 2021
Botany lesson in the field.

Census Update from the Field: Donglingshan Edition

Part one of a three-part mini-series featuring the voices (& photos, photos, photos!) of three ForestGEO field crews currently conducting censuses.

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June 29, 2021
Jonathan Myers

Spotlight Series: Jonathan Myers & the Tyson Research Center FDP of the Ozark Highlands (USA)

Jonathan enjoys traveling widely, has visited 9 ForestGEO sites, & takes beautiful photos of forests, his travels, & everyday life.

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June 9, 2021
Moses Libalah in climbing gear above the tree canopy.

Stories from the Field

Before there are papers, there is analysis, & before there is analysis, there is fieldwork.  Researchers from across the network share some of their most memorable fieldwork experiences.

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May 28, 2021
Yan Zhu.

ForestGEO Spotlight Series: Yan Zhu & the Donglingshan, China FDP

Yan got her start with ForestGEO through fieldwork at Gutianshan in 2005 & is now PI of Donglingshan.

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May 4, 2021
A Zoom screen in gallery view with three people and a box that says, "You!"

In Case You Missed It: Forest Jobs, Events, & Funding Opportunities

In celebration of (the 51st!) Earth Day we amplify all manner of forest-related opportunities:  jobs, events,  funding opportunities, & more.

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April 22, 2021
Hoa Do Thi Hong

Spotlight Series: Hoa Do Thi Hong & the Ecological Corridor of the Bidoup, Vietnam FDP

Hoa attended the ForestGEO Annual Analytical Workshop in 2019.  She's a PhD student in ecology & previously worked in NGOs on wildlife protection.

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April 6, 2021
Pig nest.

Pasoh Pigs as Agents of Forest Diversity: A "Silver Swining”

Former ForestGEO-ASE postdoc Matthew Luskin is the lead author on a new article that challenges a one-dimensional characterization of pigs.

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March 22, 2021
Nidhi Vinod.

Spotlight Series: Nidhi Vinod & a Plant-Oriented Life

Nidhi Vinod has been an intern at the ForestGEO Ecosystems & Climate Lab for the last eight months.  Her love and respect for plants is palpable.  

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March 8, 2021
“Photosynthesis for Dinner” by Erin OConnell

Artwork from the ForestGEO Network

Our field sites are beautiful.  Our network members are fantastic.  And sometimes our network members make fantastically beautiful art. 

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February 24, 2021

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