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Episode 34: Planting Trees for Tomorrow's Climate
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2023
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Description
In this episode, we'll meet Forest Service conservation geneticist Dr. Jessica Wright within a post-fire landscape on the Plumas National Forest. In collaboration with others out there with her, Jessica is planting three very different tree species - ponderosa pine, incense cedar, and valley oak, within an experimental plot as part of a study on assisted migration. With this climate adaptation option, seeds are collected from a warmer habitat taken to a nursery for analysis or to grow into seedlings and then planted in a cooler habitat.
Released:
Aug 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (31)
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