May 26, 2020 | Of Interest
We love dogs. Dogs have olfactory receptors in their nose. That makes they perfect to identify drugs and diseases. Now, researchers in New York are using dogs to identify the signs of an invasive species—specifically oak wilt. Bees and trees are essential to our...
May 12, 2020 | Of Interest
Ever since the kids and I found ginseng, we’ve been fascinated by it. Finding it, studying it, seeing shapes in the physical roots, and drinking it in tea. But we’re also worried about ginseng. For one thing, it gets stolen and too frequently the thieves don’t respect...
May 5, 2020 | Of Interest
Appearances are deceiving. Here we find that one area’s invasive plant is another’s landscape savior. I live in South Florida where we’ve had ample opportunity to see the unintended consequences of introducing non-native vegetation (and animals for that matter). Some...
Apr 21, 2020 | Of Interest
In some ways our confinement gives us more time. Of course, that time at home is filled with other stuff, like home schooling and keeping the kids from killing each other. Oh, and the dog is crazier than ever-ready to go for “a ride.” We’re all hyper-focused on the...
Apr 14, 2020 | Of Interest
Home with the kids. But rather than just enjoy it, we have to think about, distance learning, home schooling, online schooling options, or education by Zoom or any number of other deadlines, practices and drama. I have two teenagers and two smaller ones. They do well...
Apr 7, 2020 | Of Interest
Well, here we are. Sheltering at home, protecting our families and communities from the spread of the awful coronavirus (COVID-19). Times are uncertain, but as rapidly as this happened, things will return to some kind of normal, though likely changed. Routine and...
