October 2, 2017 Dr. J, Last week, I continued to sort through various Polygonaceae family members. I ran across several from arctic regions including Koenigia islandica, whose name suggests a warmer climate than the Alaskan archipelago where it is native. Another, Oxyria digyna, is a unique little plant that can be found both in the... Continue Reading →
Prologue: My internship is counted for credit with Chatham, so I have to do some sort of check-in with an advisor at my university. I chose my academic advisor, Dr. J, because she is very cool and she is a botanist. I write a weekly e-mail to her and usually limit my word count--I'm sure... Continue Reading →
I stood in the main foyer of the museum staring out into a courtyard where some smart-looking people sat drinking coffees and having a chat. I was waiting for Bonnie Isaac, the herbarium collection manager at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. I was anxious to start my internship in the Botany Section, though I really... Continue Reading →
