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TreeNote

TreeNote is a two minute weekly feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and KUER. Listen on podcast or on YouTube.

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2:25

The dragon's blood tree

TreeNote ·

2024/04/11

Most of us have a bucket list of things we want to do before we die.

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2:25

Trees and Pollen

TreeNote ·

2024/04/04

You’ve heard of counting tree rings: One ring for every year of the tree’s life.

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2:20

Trees and Logos

TreeNote ·

2024/03/28

I bet you can identify these logos: the swoosh, the golden arches, the apple with a missing bite.

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2:27

Our National Tree

TreeNote ·

2024/03/22

Nearly 250 years ago, our country adopted the American bald eagle as our national bird, giving it a place on the Great Seal of our country.

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2:30

Trees and termites

TreeNote ·

2024/03/14

I recently visited some friends who built a lovely wooden home at the edge of a forest glade.

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2:15

Trees and drumsticks

TreeNote ·

2024/03/13

My favorite Beatle is Ringo. As a tree-lover, I've long wondered which wood this famous drummer chose for his drumsticks and what other percussionists use.

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2:30

In defense of the Gambel oak

TreeNote ·

2024/03/07

We know that when it comes to people, unassuming doesn’t mean uninteresting. The same holds true for trees.

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2:20

A case for the mountain mahogany

TreeNote ·

2024/02/22

I'm the third of five kids, so I've always been the one in the middle.

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2:20

Toxic trees

TreeNote ·

2024/02/15

I’ve often been called a tree-hugger. But I know that getting anywhere near the poisonous Manchineel tree is a very bad idea.

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2:20

Arborsculpture

TreeNote ·

2024/02/08

We’ve all seen beautiful pieces of wood crafted by sculptors into artistic shapes. But have you ever heard of arborsculpture?

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2:30

What to do with all the sawdust?

TreeNote ·

2024/02/01

I think of sawdust as a by-product of woodworking, kind of a nuisance that I have to sweep up and dispose of after a session in the woodshop.

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2:20

Charting a tree's past

TreeNote ·

2024/01/25

The messiest laboratory I have ever seen is the prep room of the Center for Tree-Ring Science at Missouri University.

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2:20

Logger sports

TreeNote ·

2024/01/18

I once worked as a surveyor for the U. S. Forest Service in southeast Alaska.

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2:25

Trees & telephone poles

TreeNote ·

2024/01/11

Our country has over 150 million telephone poles — that's half a pole for every person!

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2:25

Trees and Skateboards

TreeNote ·

2024/01/04

A few years ago, I decided to learn to how to skateboard, much to the embarrassment of my then-teenage children. They requested that I go to the skatepark in disguise to avoid being recognized by their friends.

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2:30

'On Trees,' by Hermann Hesse

TreeNote ·

2023/12/28

As an ecologist, I have shelves full of scientific and literary books on trees.

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2:10

National Christmas Tree

TreeNote ·

2023/12/21

Every year, my family takes an afternoon to drive out to the Tintic Mountains to choose our holiday tree.

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2:50

Tree's romantic parasite

TreeNote ·

2023/12/14

Given the biological purpose of mistletoe, it's pretty strange that this parasite is also a symbol of love.

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2:35

Holiday Wreaths

TreeNote ·

2023/12/07

This is the time of year for the beautiful evergreen wreaths that we put on our doors and windows. But where does all of this holiday greenery come from?

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2:10

The Ginkgo Shed

TreeNote ·

2023/11/30

Although most trees lose their leaves just a few at a time, the leaves of gingko trees drop in synchrony, over the span of a day or two.

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