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July 16, 2021
Holden Students Reach for the Moon, Land Among the Stars
By Juliana Medeiros , Plant Biologist
One of the most important aspects of our work in the HF&G research department is mentoring students in independent research projects. Our research students include undergraduates and graduate students who...more
July 1, 2021
The Annual Bioscience Alliance Intern Fun Days Returned in 2021
By Courtney Blashka, David Burke, Juliana Medeiros, Sarah Kyker, Jessica Miller, Connor Ryan, Katie Stuble, Rebecah Troutman, and Na Wei
This summer, the Research, Conservation, and Community Forestry departments welcomed 14 interns. The students have been spending their summer working on projects ranging from the crabapple microbiome to forest restoration,...more
June 11, 2021
Homogenized Biota in an Era of Urban Expansion and Globalization
By Caleb Lumsden, Research Department Intern
If you were to travel between two distant regions of the world, would you expect to see any overlap between their respective floral communities? If this question was posed a...more
June 4, 2021
2021 Holden Summer Intern Program
The HF&G’s Research, Community Forestry and Conservation teams are excited about the arrival of the 2021 cohort of interns. This year, HF&G is leveraging resources and opportunities across departments and...more
May 14, 2021
Presenting Science Virtually
By Sarah Kyker, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Information sharing is the cornerstone of science. Scientific conferences are a key venue for this information sharing – places where scientists present recent findings and hear what others are working...more
May 10, 2021
Two National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows will Join the Holden Research Department
The NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology program has funded two postdoctoral fellows who will conduct research at Holden Arboretum. Chelsea Miller will conduct research in the Stuble lab under...more
April 21, 2021
An Inside Look at Mapping HF&G Collections
This March, Margeaux Apple and I are focusing on one of my favorite tasks, cartography. I love maps. Maps are useful for orientation and for planning. We use a survey...more
March 9, 2021
Common, But Not Ordinary: Patterns of Avian Diversity in Florida’s Mesic Flatwoods
The Apalachicola National Forest, the largest U.S. National Forest within the state of Florida, is a hotspot of biodiversity, hosting numerous plant community types including prairies, lakes, wetlands, forests, and even...more
March 9, 2021
From Fynbos to Savanna (and Everything In Between)
Plant conservation in South Africa This talk will provide an introduction to a mega-diverse corner of the world, South Africa, and describe the South African plant conservation strategy Version 2,...more
March 9, 2021
The Deadly Messengers
How plants harness highly reactive products of stress. We need to grow a lot more food, but we are running out of space to grow it in. Environmental stresses such...more
March 9, 2021
Floodplain Forest, Farmland, Public Park
The Human and Non-human Lives of Washington Square Park Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park in New York City but this is only one iteration of the life...more
March 3, 2021
Cuddle Up to a Good Documentary
Many of us have a bit of extra time on our hands these days. Sometimes that time is best spent sitting in your favorite spot on the couch, cuddling up...more
March 3, 2021
Energy Scavenger Hunt
With many of us spending more time at home than we ever have, energy use has inevitably risen. This Earth Day conduct an Energy Scavenger Hunt throughout your home. Preserving...more
March 3, 2021
DIY Textile Dyeing
Textile waste, from clothing and other fabric consumer items, makes up a large chunk of trash produced each year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 15 million tons...more
March 3, 2021
Grow Fresh Produce From Scraps
Family eating you out of house and home? Try growing fresh produce from scraps. Watch the regenerative power of plants before your very eyes! Plus, you may be able to...more
February 19, 2021
Detecting Changes in the Natural World
By Katie Stuble, PhD, Research Chair
The Holden Arboretum is a stunning place to explore with its beautiful gardens and forests. I love to hike the trails with my family and watch the gardens transform over...more
February 5, 2021
Biotic Homogenization – Changes in biodiversity with urbanization in vacant lots
By Megan Herrmann, Graduate Student, Cleveland State University
By Megan Herrmann, master’s student at Cleveland State University in the Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences Department The current biodiversity crisis seen in headlines has many overarching implications for ecosystems...more
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