October 9th, 2020: Building Career Bridges for Biologists through Conservation Research
Event Description: Dr. Landberg is the Director of Research and the Conservation Research Bridge Program at the Amphibian Foundation and Research Director for the Snapping Turtle Research Team. He has a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology where his research was focused on geometric morphometrics of salamander skulls. He has some incredible field experiences and has captured amazing herpetology photos (Check them out on instagram at @sciencethegap)!
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October 22, 2020: NC Plant ID Crash Course with Dr. Neal Flanagan
Event Description: Dr. Neal Flanagan gave a quick “crash-course” lesson on North Carolina wetland and upland plants and how to identify them. Dr. Flanagan teaches a fields course class every spring that focuses on stream and river restoration.
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January 28, 2021: Plant ID Workshop with Dr. Cheryl Dunn
Event Description: Guest speaker Cheryl Dunn is the research manager-herbarium curator for the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the publisher of North American Wildland Plants, the plant guide used for the annual Range Management Conference’s Plant Identification Exam. This is an introduction to common plant terminology and how to key out characteristics.
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February 25th, 2021: Soils ID Workshop with Dr. Dan Richter
Event Description: Dr. Dan Richter is a professor of soils and forest ecology at Duke and teaches a soil course every other year. Soils are one of the skills necessary to know before going into consulting or to become a professional wetland scientist. This gives an introduction to soil basics and should equip students with enough general knowledge to classify basic soil profiles.
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