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Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation
Changing California's Landscape 1951-2006
Previously on display in the Special Collections Display Cases during Spring and Summer Quarters 2008. Now, presented here as a web exhibit.
Exhibit prepared by Liz Phillips, Manuscript and Photograph Archivist
In 2006, the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation donated its archives to Special Collections along with funds to process the collection. Processing of the collection is now complete and the collection is fully available to researchers. This exhibit showcases the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation Collection and chronicles the Foundation's role in creating ornamental landscapes perfectly suited to California's challenging climates.
Early Years
The Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation (SHRF) was founded in 1952 by a group of horticulturalists and nurserymen committed to improving western horticulture. Named after the location of its original headquarters on Verde Vista Lane in Saratoga, California, the SHRF grew out of nurseryman Ray Hartman's vision of a horticultural experiment station for developing hardy, reliable trees and shrubs for the California landscape. Hartman engaged his longtime friend Maunsell Van Rensselaer, a horticulturalist, and a handful of others interested in examining the possibility of establishing an experiment station as a foundation.
The Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation was ultimately established as a non-profit organization under the direction of a Board of Trustees, which was advised by a Board of Councilors drawn from prominent figures in the fields of western horticulture, arboriculture, landscape design, and botany. The Foundation's activities were advised by a director who reported to the Board of Trustees. During their fifty-four years, the Foundation introduced several new cultivars of magnolia, California lilac, and manzanita, and strongly promoted the use of drought-tolerant landscaping.
The SHRF was instrumental in developing the ornamental landscaping familiar to Californians today. The Foundation conducted research into plant quality and propagation methods, evaluated trees and woody plants for street and shade planting, established test sites for investigations into climate and cultural techniques, and ultimately patented varieties of magnolia, Chinese pistache, and olive trees. The Foundation also investigated plants from Australia, New Zealand, and Chile as potential low-water-use and fire-retardant introductions to California gardens.
Ornamental and Shade Trees
Among the well-known plants and trees the Foundation promoted for home and commercial landscaping are: Liquidambar "Palo Alto" and Ginkgo biloba "Autumn Gold," which provide brilliant red and yellow fall foliage; several varieties of Ceanothus, or California lilac, known for its spikes of purple and blue flowers; and the many varieties of Manzanita commonly used in hedges and ground covers.
One of the SHRF's major activities was the selection and promotion of street trees. The Foundation sought out hardy, attractive trees that would blend with the landscape and thrive with little maintenance.
Drought-tolerant Landscaping
During the mid-1970s, a period of drought struck the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. In response to the increased need for water and energy conservation, the Foundation expanded its mission to include the promotion of drought-tolerant landscaping. It encouraged the use of California native plants and trees, shade trees to maximize cooling, and alternative plantings for heavily-watered areas.
"Today there is a growing change in attitude and a common understanding that we cannot continue using water resources as if they were unlimited. … With this in mind, Californians have begun to look beyond their garden walls to the hillside, valley, and seashore to discover where plants grow naturally — taking into account soil, rainfall, and exposure."
A California-Style of Gardening, Dennis White.
From Selected California Native Plants in Color, Barrie D. Coate and Dennis White. Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, 1980.
The Foundation actively evaluated and promoted native and other low-water-use plants and trees.
Outreach and Education
Associates of SHF newsletters: 1976, 1986, 1989, 1991
At the height of its membership, the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation had approximately 400 members engaged in research, educational outreach, and promotion of selected cultivars. The Foundation provided the findings of its research to members of the nursery trade, landscape architects, students, teachers, and other researchers.
The Foundation was known for its spring plant sales and Fall Festival, during which the public could tour the Foundation's nursery and purchase native and unusual plants. Most of the outreach activities were coordinated and carried out by the Associates of Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, the SHRF's docent and fund-raising group.
Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation's Legacy
"New Endowment Established at UC Davis to Support Horticultural Research and Education", College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (http://caes.ucdavis.edu/NewsEvents/web-news/december-2006)
When the Foundation elected to disband in 2006, it had met its mission of raising interest in California native plants and creating an ornamental landscape perfectly suited to California's Mediterranean climate zones. The Foundation's fifty-four years of activity were essential in guiding nurseries to continue the Foundation's work to select, evaluate, and introduce climate-appropriate plants to the California landscaping and gardening public.
This guide draws on the Foundation's legacy of researching and promoting strong, well-chosen street and shade trees.
Some nurseries specialize in California-appropriate plants and trees.
The Department of Special Collections is very grateful to the Saratoga Horticultural Research Foundation for their generous donation in support of the processing and promotion of this collection.
Images (unless otherwise credited) are the property of the Regents of the University of California; no part may be reproduced or used without permission of the Department of Special Collections.


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Despite votes of confidence to the contrary, there had been mounting speculation that Hughes was coming under increasing pressure from owner Tony Fernandes and the QPR board, especially following last weekend's 3-1 home defeat to fellow strugglers Southampton.
The club refuted suggestions the Welshman had refused to budge after being asked to resign in a meeting at the club's training ground on Monday evening.
But now they have issued a statement confirming the 49-year-old, who took over at Loftus Road in January, has had his contract terminated.
The statement read: "Queens Park Rangers Football Club has today (Friday) terminated the contract of manager Mark Hughes with immediate effect.
"This decision has been taken after careful consideration by the Board of Directors, following numerous meetings over the last few days.
"The Board of Directors wish to thank Mark for his commitment, hard work and dedication in his 10 months in charge. Mark has shown integrity and professionalism throughout his time here, but ultimately the circumstances we find ourselves in have left the Board of Directors with very little choice but to make a change."
The sacking comes just 24 hours before QPR travel to face Manchester United at Old Trafford and the club confirmed they are looking at appointing a new manager as soon as possible.
"The Board will now be working actively to put a new managerial structure in place as soon as possible," the statement continued.
"Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki will take charge of the R's trip to Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
"The club will be making a further announcement in due course."
Rangers then cancelled their pre-match media conference which was scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Fernandes, who backed Hughes significantly in the transfer market over the summer, had continually taken to Twitter following recent bad results to voice his support for the manager.
But the derision among the crowd at Loftus Road during the 3-1 loss to Southampton suggested Hughes had lost the backing of the majority of Rangers' fans.
Crisis talks were held at the club's Harlington training base on Monday evening but Hughes continued as manager, preparing his side for the tough test at Old Trafford this weekend.
But the decision was taken by the board to end Hughes' tenure as boss with the board aware that any increase in the five-point gap between QPR and Reading in 17th would make it harder to find a new boss to take charge.
Mark Hughes factfile:
1963: Born Wrexham on November 1.
1980: Signs professional terms with Manchester United.
1983: Makes debut for United against Oxford.
1984: Scores on international debut for Wales against England.
1985: May - Wins FA Cup winner's medal as United beat Everton.
1986: Joins Barcelona in a £2.3million deal. Fails to settle, however, and is loaned out to Bayern Munich.
1988: Signs again for Manchester United for £1.8million.
1991: May: Scores twice against Barcelona as United win European Cup Winners' Cup.
1993: In the United side that wins inaugural Premiership title.
1994: United win the league and FA Cup double with Hughes a pivotal part of the side.
1995: Signs for Chelsea for £1.5million.
1997: Wins fourth FA Cup winner's medal after Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0.
1998: Wins second European Cup Winners' Cup medal with Chelsea. Moves to Southampton before start of 1998-99 season.
1999: Appointed Wales manager for the last two European Championship qualifiers.
November 25 - Agrees four-and-a-half-year deal as Wales manager, the first 18 months of which is to be served on a part-time basis.
2000: March 14 - Joins Everton on a 14-month deal, scoring one goal in 15 appearances.
October 24 - Joins Blackburn on a free transfer, helping them to secure promotion to the Premiership.
2001: June - Wales fail to qualify for 2002 World Cup after winning just two of their last 12 games.
Scores two goals in 25 appearances as Rovers maintain their top-flight status and win the Worthington Cup and a place in Europe.
2002: May 13 - Told his contract will not be renewed by Blackburn and retires at the age of 38.
2003: Wales guarantee themselves a Euro 2004 qualifying play-off place after a 1-1 draw with Finland. They are beaten by Russia in play-off but Hughes insists he wants to stay in charge.
September 15 - Named manager of Blackburn.
2005-06: Blackburn finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
2007: Blackburn return to the UEFA Cup, but are surprisingly beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Greek side Larissa in the first round.
2008: June 4 - Appointed as Manchester City manager on a three-year contract.
September 1 - Abu Dhabi United Group reach a takeover agreement with City, making the club the richest in world football. The new owners announce they want a top-four finish. City outbid Chelsea to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho in a British record £32.5million deal.
2009: January 3 - City suffer humiliating FA Cup third-round defeat, losing 3-0 at home to Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.
May 24 - City finish 10th in the Barclays Premier League in Hughes' first season in charge.
July - The £12m capture of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa sparks a multi-million pound spending spree, which also saw acquisitions including Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott.
November - Pressure mounts on Hughes following City's run of seven straight Barclays Premier League draws.
December 19 - City terminate Hughes' contract, despite a 4-3 defeat of Sunderland. Roberto Mancini is immediately installed as his successor.
2010: July 29 - Appointed manager of Fulham on a two-year contract.
2011: May - Fulham finish eighth in the Premier League and qualify for the Europa League via the fair play league.
June 2 - Quits as Fulham manager.
2012: January 10 - Appointed QPR manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
May - Keeps QPR in the Premier League despite suffering a 3-2 defeat to Man City on the last day of the 2011/12 season.
July/August - Embarks on a signing spree, bringing in the likes of Robert Green, Park Ji-Sung, Julio Cesar and Esteban Granero.
November 4 - A 1-1 draw with Reading extends QPR's winless start to the 2012/13 campaign to 10 matches.
November 17 - A 3-1 home defeat by relegation rivals Southampton increases the pressure on Hughes.
November 23 - Sacked by QPR on the eve of their clash with Manchester United.
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The Bulls were given a wake-up call ahead of their Super Rugby semi-final as they succumbed 30-13 to the Stormers.
The Bulls were given a wake-up call ahead of their Super Rugby semi-final as they succumbed 30-13 to the Stormers.
Having edged past the Sharks last time out, largely due to their opposition's poor kicking, the Bulls were not offered such favours in Cape Town on Saturday.
Despite having their place in the semi-finals assured, the Bulls had plenty to play for at Newlands, with top spot on the overall table in the offering and with it a possible home final.
It was the Stormers who appeared the team with a lot on the line though, as Allister Coetzee's troops came out firing from the word go, dominating the physical collisions in a manner which one would usually expect the Bulls to do so.
The Bulls showed early signs that they would look to the boot of Morne Steyn to control the scoring, with the fly-half attempting a drop goal inside the first minute. The opportunity was missed and it the Stormers soon stamped their authority on proceedings.
The host's backs and forwards combined well early on and they were rewarded for their pressure with a line-out just short of the Bulls lines. The men from Pretoria denied them at first, though illegally, but could do nothing when the Stormers went to the front of the line-out for a second time from where Eben Etzebeth dived over.
Steyn opened the Bulls account with a three-pointer after the industrious Deon Fourie was pinged for not rolling away but the Stormers soon extended their lead.
Playing in his final match before joining Toulon in France, Bryan Habana would have been hopeful of making an impact and he did just that in the 15th minute, slicing through the Bulls defence on the angle after being brought into play by an inside pass from Jean de Villiers.
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The Stormers were dealt a heavy blow on the stroke of half-time when de Villiers was yellow carded for a late tackle without arms and Steyn added three points to see the sides head into the break with the Stormers 23-13 ahead.
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The second half proved to be an arm wrestle of titanic proportions, with both sides giving it everything. However, it was the Stormers who were able to add to their tally, with de Villiers sneaking over after 10 phases of hard graft from the hosts.
The try saw a host of replacements stream on from both sides, but while some of the second stringers may have been introduced, the intensity did not drop.
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Indeed, it was the Stormers who got closest to scoring next, with a Gio Aplon touchdown ruled out for a knock on from Habana as the pair chased down a clearing kick on the counter attack.
The Bulls continued to probe but they could not breach the Stormers defence and will now head into their week off with plenty to ponder while the Stormers end their campaign on a high.
For the Stormers:
Tries: Etzebeth, Habana, de Villiers
Cons: van Aswegen 3
Pens: van Aswegen 3
For the Bulls:
Tries: Kirchner
Cons: Steyn
Pens: Steyn 2
Yellow cards: De Villiers, Bezuidenhout (both Stormers)
Stormers: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Gary van Aswegen, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Gerbrandt Grobler, 19 Don Armand, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Elton Jantjies, 22 Damian de Allende.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Dewald Potgieter (capt), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Callie Visagie, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Morné Mellet, 19 Jacques du Plessis, 20 Jono Ross, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Jürgen Visser.
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Meet Treena Lombardo, Shopbop's new fashion director. Treena spent 17 years working under some of Condé Nast's top mastheads—Vogue, Jane, W, and Allure—before joining the Shopbop team, and we couldn't be happier that she's here. I stole a few minutes from Treena's very busy schedule to learn more about her, what she has in store for Shopbop, and her plans for fashion's biggest fête, Fashion's Night Out.
Amie: First, tell me a little about how you got into fashion.
Treena: My grandmother was a really talented seamstress. She read Women's Wear Daily, and she always had the paper out for us to look at when we came over. My mom also sewed clothes and had a great sense of style. I definitely got into fashion through the two of them.
Amie: What's your favorite thing about working for Shopbop so far?
Treena: I love the pace, and how quickly everything moves here. I love all the people who work for Shopbop. I think it's the smartest organization that I've ever worked for. And I love the Madison, Wisconsin, element. The company is so genuine.
[Editor's note: Shopbop was founded in Madison, Wisconsin, and its corporate office and warehouse call the city home.]
Amie: What have you enjoyed working on most?
Treena: We've been working really, really hard to get the new site looking its best and creating a lot of stories for that. I'm excited that with the redesign we'll have more opportunities to create great content for our Shopbop girl.
Amie: Are there any exciting collaborations coming up with any of your favorite designers?
Treena: I did a Weibo interview with Derek Lam last week, where we chatted live with some Chinese customers. That was great. I've known Derek for over ten years now, and I was really excited to work with him. Chris Benz is a good friend of mine, and we have an exciting project coming up with him as well. It's all a lot of fun. Sometimes I can't believe I get paid to do it.
Amie: Now, let's talk Fashion's Night Out, coming up in New York on September 6. What are you most looking forward to this year?
Treena: FNO is like the first day of school for fashion folks. I'm looking forward to seeing all of my industry friends, hearing about their summer vacations, and getting chummy again before the upcoming fashion month.
Amie: What are your must-stops for the night?
Treena: Bon Appetit is fêting Chris Benz, so that will definitely be one to hit. The Meatpacking District is going to be insane! The DVF store there will be a great stop for people-watching.
Amie: What's your go-to FNO outfit?
Treena: I just bought my FNO T-shirt from Shopbop! I'm going to keep it simple and wear it with jeans and Ash wedge sneakers because it's going to be impossible to get a cab, and heels and the subway just don't mix.
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Group: Giverny
Artist: Claude MONET
Birth/Death: 1840–1926
Title: Waterlilies
Date Made: 1907
Lender: Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi
Monet has depicted the pool at twilight, and has represented the reflections, as well as the upper islands of lilies, with fine linear strokes which dissolve the water surface into pulsing, dynamic lines and dabs of contrasting colours. The painting gives enough space for the waterlily islands to float around the chasm of water in an almost symmetrical arrangement. They seem to hover in front of the reflections of trees and twilight sky, thus establishing even more radical fractures in the spectator's consciousness of space. This consciousness oscillates between seeing the insistent verticality of the reflections and knowing that the foreshortened planes of the waterlily leaves must lie on the horizontal plane of water. Monet could have experienced these effects by gazing in an unfocused way at the islands of leaves 'without knowing' what he saw, in such a way that the ordered space of a world of identified objects fluctuated and disintegrated. There are similar effects in certain sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Japanese painted screens, which Monet could have seen in Paris, in which small curved gold leaf clouds appear to float outwards from the surface and to partially cover hills, river banks and trees.
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how is that, it would seem smarter to kill Akainu then and there with Kizaru/Aoikiji not being around - it was their best shot to get an admiral but they fled. Also Shanks had the scare back when Luffy just met him, so its not as if it was a recent attack which scarred Shanks, it was at least 12OP years ago, who knows what their strengths were then when compared to each other.
The rest of your post was speculation, Mihawk is a shikibukia and he doesn't even have a crew or a ship he must be among the strongest..
We know flamingo has probably several crews and ships so who knows about his power, as the rest of the shikibukais do have at least 1 crew backing them up (yes i know we never seen Kuma with a ship but im assuming he would have one unless he pops himself everywhere - however if thats the case how come he acted as he did when he went to morias ship? not only that but he was first seen in the harbor area which leads me to think he had a ship/crew)


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Last night the Bloomington Plan Commission heard the leading proposal for development of the so-called Core Property area of Bloomington's Certified Technology Park; A panel of economists at the IU Kelley School of Business have released a list of predictions for the US economy heading into 2016. FEATURE Michael Honey, a Professor of Labor and Ethnic Studies and American History …Read More »
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Indiana University's Fifth Annual Traditional Powwow is this Saturday at noon; An upcoming environmental forum will delve into state environmental issues like water quality and coal ash lagoons; Last night the Bloomington City Council grappled with the future use of the now-empty Jill's House on the north side of town. FEATURE Last night the manager of Bloomington's Downtown Recycling Center, …Read More »
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Democrats swept the city elections in Bloomington yesterday; A new report issued by a non-partisan national watchdog group of investigative journalists charges there is a lack of federal and state accountability for public money used to fund charter schools; The Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads is holding its annual meeting on tomorrow to discuss the need for citizen involvement in …Read More »
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A new study has cast doubt on the benefits of what are commonly known as TIF ("tiff") districts; November has officially been declared National Runaway Prevention Month in Monroe County. FEATURE Switchyard Brewing Company is a Bloomington brew pub that started in 2014. Since then, owners Kurtis Cummings and Michael Korus have been brewing their beer in holding tanks in …Read More »
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The Interfaith Winter Shelter opened its doors last night for the first time in seven months; Bloomington Parks and Recreation staff have recommended several fee increases for using city facilities; Voters will choose the next mayor of Bloomington as well as all 9 members of the City Council tomorrow. FEATURE In June, the City of Bloomington approved selling borrowing forty-seven …Read More »
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A recent study by the research firm, Good Jobs First, has found that when Indiana targets economic development at small businesses, most of the money still goes to big companies; Next Wednesday, Bloomington will be visited by the Reverend William Barber to speak about the Moral Mondays movement; Construction of 28 luxury condos in Bloomington's downtown is to begin soon; …Read More »
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Governor Mike Pence has reversed his position about whether teachers should be punished for students' ISTEP scores, at least for this year. Pence outlined his new position in a letter to state Superintendent Glenda Ritz yesterday; The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has won their challenge against a law that would have made it a level six felony for …Read More »
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Some state representatives in Indiana are pushing for the state to pass a hate crime law; The Monroe County Solid Waste Management District has agreed to buy a property that's allegedly been contaminated by the County landfill; The Indiana State Board of Education is considering implementing cut scores for the 2014-2015 ISTEP testing; The Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Board has …Read More »
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The Bloomington City Council passed a resolution last night in support of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky; The local property management company, CFC Properties, has taken a serious interest in the overpopulation of crows and other birds in downtown Bloomington in the past few weeks; Indiana Governor Mike Pence heard some pushback yesterday afternoon as he was celebrating what …Read More »


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Merry Christmas to all...
I like to just take it in chunks...pretty soon we'll be in the TWO hundreds!! Once summer comes, the time really starts going faster. It's just these first couple of months that really suck!
For me, it's even worse because the weather is just so darn miserable! Right now, the light at the end of my tunnel is April!! My little boy turns 2 in July, and suddenly we're halfway there!!!
Merry Snowy Christmas
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Siberia 2012 – Embenchime River Expedition: IntroductionJuly 9th, 2012 by Joanne Howl
To many people, the Arctic is an almost unimaginably remote area at the end of the Earth – more a land of fable and fantasy than a real part of the everyday world. Most people have very little day-to-day connection with the forests, the fields, and the people who are all part of the vast boreal ecosystem. Yet, in a very real way, the health of every person and every ecosystem on Earth is linked to the health Arctic. We are all connected to the Arctic – and that connection is carbon.
It is because of this vital connection to the Earth's health – the carbon stored in the frozen soil and the vast forestlands of the Arctic region – that it is imperative to understand the boreal ecosystem. As a carbon sink, the boreal region helps stabilize the Earth's climate by keeping carbon in storage, and out of the atmosphere. But a warming climate may bring increased fires to the forest, and rapid decomposition of thawing carbon-rich soil. Both burning and decomposition release carbon into the atmosphere – which, in turn, is expected to increase warming.
Driven by the desire to learn more about a vital, yet scantily studied, region, a dedicated team of scientists from NASA and Russia's Academy of Science are embarking on a two week expedition in the remote boreal forests of northern Siberia. The international team, led by Jon Ranson, Chief of the Biospheric Sciences Branch at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Slava Kharuk of the Sukachev Forest Institute, will hop a helicopter in Tura, and then disembark on the banks of the remote Embenchime (Em- bem- chee-may) River in far northern Siberia.
They will be studying the larch forests (taiga) of the region to broaden the understanding of the Siberian larch forest in many ways, including validating measurements of forest height, structure and biomass which have already been made by the ICESat satellite's GLAS instrument, looking at the fire history and fire-return intervals in the region, and making visual observations to collect information on any changes that may be occurring due to regional warming, including tree heights, growth patterns, types of trees which grow there, and the location of the taiga-tundra ecotone – the place where forest gives way to scrubby grassland.
Another, very important, reason for this expedition is to pave the way for use of a unique, well-tested, yet little utilized instrument package, so that it can be flown over these same forests over the next two years to collect high-resolution, detailed data on forest structure. Known as the Goddard Lidar, Hyperspectral and Thermal (G-LiHT) system, it contains imaging lidar, visible and near infrared hyperspectral and thermal capabilities. This instrument package is small enough and sturdy enough to fit aboard Russian aircraft, and has the potential to characterize the forest with more accuracy that has been available up to this time.
The Arctic Carbon Connection
The boreal ecosystem encompasses a vast region along the northern edges of North America, Europe, and Asia, including the Arctic Circle. Named after Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind, the world's boreal forest is huge – almost 20 million square kilometers (more than 7.7 million square miles), or 29 times the state of Texas. In Russia, larch is the dominant tree species in the taiga, covering some 278 million ha, or 42% of Russian forests, and occupying about 70% of the permafrost areas in Siberia.
The roots of the taiga's forests grow in a unique soil – one which is almost entirely made up of carbon. In much of the boreal biome, this carbon-rich soil is comprised of thick layers of peat – dead plant matter that decomposes very slowly or not at all. A meter or so below the moss-covered surface, the soil is frozen – a state the both stabilizes the carbon stores of the soil and slows the growth of forest trees.
Between the trees and the frozen soil, the Arctic region holds a vast amount of carbon, tucking it away and keeping it out of the atmosphere. In fact, Scientists estimate that while the boreal forest occupies about 21% of the Earth's forested land surface and contains 13% of all the carbon stored in biomass (or living matter), it holds about 43% of all of the world's carbon that is stored in soil.
Once released, carbon becomes a greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide), which contributes strongly to global warming. In a warming Arctic, peat soils begin to thaw, releasing both carbon and methane (another powerful greenhouse gas). Also, dead trees, which currently stand literally "frozen" in time, undecomposed over hundreds of years, will begin to decompose as temperatures rise. Also, as the taiga dries in warmer weather, the incidence of fires are predicted to increase. Both fire and decomposition release carbon, increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases.
Because the Arctic holds so much carbon, it is known as a carbon "sink". As long as the Arctic stays cold, and the forests of the region continue to absorb carbon emitted by other sources (particularly human activity) our climate in our home latitudes can also remain relatively stable. Should the Arctic thaw, however, the release of both carbon and methane can heavily contribute to a warming world.
Warmth has already come to much of the Arctic. In the last 40 years, scientists have reported that the average temperatures have increased over these regions by as much as 1.25°C per decade. In northern Siberia, average temperatures have risen 1 to 3°C (3 to 5°F) over the past 30 years, whereas the worldwide average increase in that time is 0.6°C (1°F).
Back to the Future
The NASA-Sukachev scientists have been intensely interested in Siberia's boreal ecosystem for decades. Dr. Jon Ranson and Dr. Slava Kharuk have both committed their entire careers to improving understanding of the region, and have partnered in their study since 1991. The Embenchime River Expedition will mark their 10th expedition together in the remote forests of Siberia.
In 2007 and 2008, the expeditions were similar, traveling for weeks to measure forests on the banks of the Kochechum (2007) and the Kotuykan (2008) Rivers. The Embenchime is one of the major tributaries to the Kochechum and flows one valley to the south of it, so this expedition returns to similar conditions as the team experienced in 2007.
The waters of both the Kochechum and Embenchime come primarily from summer melt of winter ice and snowfields. Even in high summer, the rivers are icy cold, and sometimes unpredictable. Heavy rains upstream can swell the rivers with surprising swiftness, causing rapidly rising waters to soak a campsite placed too close to the river. The waters can also become dangerously fast with no notice, so the scientists must sport life jackets at all time when on the river.
An expedition in Siberia is hard work, under strenuous and dangerous conditions, with hordes of mosquitoes buzzing about. Despite the adversity, these two scientists have returned to these forests, again and again, for over two decades – and plan to return as long as they are able. It's not sheer adventure that brings them back to these beautiful but harsh conditions, again and again. They are driven by the need to learn more about the boreal ecosystem and its integral role in the health of the Earth. From these ongoing studies, these scientists hope to help the Earth, and all of her inhabitants, have a more habitable future.


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Galena's historic Main Street -- named "Best Main Street in the Midwest" by Midwest Living magazine and one of America's Best Main Streets by Fodor's -- curves past nearly 100 19th-century storefronts. Galena looks much as it did during the time of the Civil War, although now the historic red brick buildings are home to charming boutiques, art galleries and restaurants. Galena is also known for its cozy lodgings, with quaint bed and breakfasts dotting the picturesque hillsides surrounding the town.
Experience Illinois wine at Galena Cellars and celebrate a 30 year tradition of family winemaking. Located just a short drive from downtown Galena, Galena Cellars Vineyard--A Lawlor Family Winery--provides an escape to the country and a breathtaking view. Enjoy wine tasting, from your choice of 40 different varietals, while relaxing on the comfortable wrap-around deck of the charming farmhouse turned Tasting Room, and learn how the twenty-two varieties of grapes grown in the rich soil and unique terroir found there go from vine to award-winning wine. Meet winemaker Christine Lawlor and chat with the knowledgeable and friendly tour guides as you tour the state-of-the-art facility and partake in a sensory program designed to help you fully experience wine tasting with all of your senses. In love with the vineyard? Stay a little longer at the Vineyard Suite or Country Farmhouse. Or imagine celebrating your special day in this scenic setting. Special arrangements are gladly catered to for engagements, showers, weddings, family reunions, meetings and group tours. The vineyard is open daily May through October and weekends or Saturdays only November through March. Special events at the vineyard include Wine Lovers' Weekend in March, Fall Harvest and Art Festival in September, and Nouveau Wine Weekend in November. Honored with more than 1,000 awards from competitions throughout the world, the Lawlor Family looks forward to raising a glass with you and sharing their passion for Illinois wine.
From kayaking and biking to scooter rentals, Fever River Outfitters has everything you need to add a little adventure to your Galena getaway. The staff here knows the area well and offers excursions that take care of every detail—whether you're kayaking to an island picnic or taking a scooter to a vineyard for an afternoon wine tasting. Want to explore on your own? Simply rent or purchase outdoor gear and set off on your own adventure along the many biking paths, waterways and winding roads of this scenic part of northwest Illinois.
More than 55 dealers: antiques, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, old toys. Two miles east of Galena.
Wander through this outdoor gallery of large steel sculptures by award-winning local artist John Martinson. On-site metal studio. Open daily.
Unique hand-thrown stoneware pottery, studio and gallery. See website for information. Daily demonstrations and classes. Open daily.
You'll find handmade functional wares and sculptural forms at Galena Clay Works. Pottery is made and sold at this funky two-story studio - from cups to crazyware, sculpture and Galena pottery.
Stone House Pottery & Gallery has much to offer visitors. Gallery openings, demonstrations and 2-day Glaze & Graze classes are bound to keep participants entertained. Functional and decorative pottery, tiles, figurative bronzes, featuring area artists work, as well.
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Located on Galena's historic Main Street, this gallery features the award-winning nature photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen. They showcase more than 150 limited edition and artist proof prints.
Indulge your decadence in the heart of historic downtown Galena. With well over 200 flavors of Swiss, German, French, Belgian, Venezuelan and domestic chocolates – Chocolate' is the destination all chocolate lovers must experience.
Skidmore Art Gallery original artwork by professional artist Mark Skidmore. See artists at work. Art classes available for all ages.
An artist studio and gallery exhibiting more than 80 contemporary original paintings. Artists featured were among the winners of the "Chicago Artists of the Year" awards between 2009-2011.
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Housed in one of Galena's oldest commercial buildings, discover an extensive selection of gourmet wines, beers, cheeses, sausages, pâtés, coffees, specialty foods and custom gifts. Free olive oil/balsamic vinegar tasting.
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The Swedish short film "Ten Meter Tower" is really simple: what do people look like when they're facing a high dive for the first time?
The film played at Sundance this year in the Documentary Shorts category, and the NY Times is currently featuring it in its rotating collection of "op-ed videos". The filmmakers describe the project this way:
Our objective in making this film was something of a psychology experiment: We sought to capture people facing a difficult situation, to make a portrait of humans in doubt. We've all seen actors playing doubt in fiction films, but we have few true images of the feeling in documentaries. To make them, we decided to put people in a situation powerful enough not to need any classic narrative framework. A high dive seemed like the perfect scenario…
It's fun without being entirely frivolous, and dramatic without being distressing. There's no politics in it and there's nothing complicated about it. I think it's well worth 16 minutes of your time!
The blog Language Log has occasionally proffered comment on Wondermark episodes that touch on matters of language.
So I was interested to see that a robust discussion emerged around last month's "In which a Run is made", posted as Wondermark #1287:
Normally I don't have much commentary to add about the content of my comics — nothing kills a joke faster than explaining it to death.
But in this case, I'm both tickled that people are interested enough to try and dissect it, and also I've noticed that not everyone gets what's happening here.
So I thought in this case I'd dig into it a little, and address some of the specific comments people have made about this particular strip.
In the comic, the person at the desk (let's call him Desmond) asks the soon-to-be-wheelbarrow person (let's call him Willy) to pick him up "two mini-donuts".
However, it comes to pass that Willy heard this as "too many donuts", and instead, fetches Desmond THAT. What a helpful sort! And what a pickle we leave them in!!
Some comments:
In the first frame, it's contradictory for the donut-fetcher to ask "That gonna be enough?" [Given how he heard it,] Too many must be more than enough.
Willy is playing along, making a joke. Sometimes I just have to trust that sarcasm or figurative language will come through from context, in a way that the rhythm of the dialogue will inform.
Mini and Many don't overlap for me, especially when I was reading the cartoon. Had to read the explanations to get the joke.
I pride myself on getting most jokes, and I read every Wondermark, but I have to admit that I read and re-read this strip several times in an attempt to understand it. I was frustrated in this until I read the title of this post. But…those words aren't homophones!
(I'm from New York. Now I am curious to find where David Malki ! is from.)
The crux of the discussion seems to be whether these two phrases are really homophones; and if so, where and in what accent; and if the joke is understandable if one's own internal accent doesn't "hear" those two phrases to sound alike.
That is all quite fair! I speak (and often write) with my own particular accent. Here is my personal regional dialect "heat map" from the New York Times' adaptation of the Harvard Dialect Survey:
That makes sense, as that's precisely the part of the country in which I was born and raised. Even so, my mom grew up in Washington state, and my wife and her family are from Washington state, so I surely have some influence from them as well.
In fact, as I recall, this particular idea came to me in conversation with my wife. Her and my accent are largely the same but not quite. But either of us could plausibly hear someone make the sounds "Too minny" and know it to mean "Too many".
I think I'd also stress "two mini-donuts" and "too many donuts" differently (treating "mini-donuts" as a compound with primary stress on "mi", not an adjective + noun phrase with the stress on "do"), which probably didn't help.
Which makes me wonder, is there a tendency for people to interpret "mini" as an adjective, rather than a nominal prefix like "micro"? Since it seems to be the former for David Malki and the latter for me.
Like Zeppelin, I can't shake the internal feeling that "too many donuts" and "two mini-donuts" would be fairly distinct prosodically. I feel like "two mini-donuts" highlights the first syllable of "mini", and "too many donuts" highlights the first syllable of "donuts".
The question posed here is whether the mini-donuts in question are "mini donuts" (adjective + noun) or "minidonuts" (compound noun).
I think the hyphen is necessary orthographically, but it doesn't make it clear whether it's one or the other — and the commenters here are suggesting that whether it's one or the other will dictate how it's prounounced, and therefore how likely the term is to be misinterpreted by Willy.
But context might also affect pronunciation. If everyone else were getting donuts, and Desmond wanted especially small donuts, he might ask for "MINI-donuts", with stress on "mi".
If, however, mini-donuts were a relatively common thing on the menu, Desmond might simply emphasize how many he wanted: in this case, "TWO mini-donuts." That's how I hear the phrase in my head.
In addition: consider that Desmond is under deadline. He's got reports due before lunch. He's got Anderson riding his tail for that expense spreadsheet. He's not enunciating every word. He's mumbling that he wants "toominnydonuts".
Know how I know that's true? Because if that wasn't how it happened, Willy probably wouldn't have misheard him! You gotta work backwards from the facts we know.
The question, then, perhaps shouldn't be "Would Willy really have misheard him?", but rather, "Given that he did mishear him (it's right there in the fourth panel), what does that imply about Willy, Desmond, or the situation overall?"
True comics fans know how to read forensically. It really clues you in to a much richer level of character development.
It took me a little while when I first encountered it. What I find interesting is that folks (like me) without the pin-pen merger have trouble identifying the joke, and yet I'm pretty sure (like Mark) that even for those without the merger, the two phrases would be difficult to reliably distinguish in actual speech. That is to say, I think if this were an audible Who's-on-First-style sketch, the ambiguity would work for most people.
What this suggests, of course, is that when reading we don't fully translate the words into sounds. (No doubt this is a well-studied area of cognitive science.)
I had no idea what this cartoon meant. Although I do not have the pin/pen merger, I also do not think this cartoon is about that merger. Instead, it is about another pronunciation anomaly I have often wondered about, namely how we came to pronounce the words many and any with the meh vowel (or conversely, why we spell them with an a).
The pin/pen merger mentioned here is common in dialect of the American south. It describes one trait of an accent in which the vowels in pin and pen sound the same.
But as the commenters above mention, I think the words any and many stand outside that particular trait. I pronounce pin and pen differently, but if I listen to myself say many, depending on how fast I'm talking and the surrounding sounds it can vary from "minny" to "menny" to "munny" to "m'ny". The phrase how many comes out like a single word, "howminy".
The important thing, though, isn't really how I hear the words. It's how Willy, the character in the comic, hears the words. I have no idea where he may be from or what sorts of ulterior motives he may be nursing.
Maybe it was a willful misunderstanding! Maybe this was the grand gesture he finally needed to spark a conversation with Desmond! Maybe they'll both laugh about it on their twentieth wedding anniversary!!
I saw the joke coming a mile off.
Regarding the donut-fetcher's "That gonna be enough?" reply:
It's possible that the reply is sarcastic (especially when paired with the HA HA). After Desk-guy doesn't back down on the request, which Donut-fetcher assumes is a joke of some kind, Donut-fetcher decides to take it to the next level with a wheelbarrow full of donuts.
I especially like how this interpretation of the situation introduces two levels of misunderstanding.
I'm a native Californian and do not have a pin-pen merger , but i do pronounce "many" more or less like "mini." It certainly does not rhyme with "penny," the way i say it.
Thanks. Glad to see y'all get it.
Given the clothing, the office equipment, and the wooden wheelbarrow, I find the phrase "mini-donuts" anachronistic.
Welcome to Wondermark!
I took this (only slightly staged) picture of my desk in the process of packing up the VERY LAST outstanding Wondermark calendar order. All orders placed in December have now gone out the door!
Due to overprinting by the printer, I still have a handful of calendars left, and I'll keep the product page active until they're all spoken for.
I am down to just a few of the special Deluxe Edition stands in particular, so that particular product may go out of stock before the "classic" stand or the refill-only calendar cards.
Now that the Kickstarter has ended, I will no longer be enclosing Kickstarter-exclusive Cast Cards — although if this'll be your fifth calendar or more, go ahead and tell me so at checkout, and I'll still send you the Calendar Ace card. YOU DESERVE IT.
I've heard from several people who missed the Kickstarter and have been happy there was still time to snag a copy!
This won't always be the case every year, but as of right now, extra copies do me no good sitting on my desk. I would rather you have them! Order now, and your calendar will ship ASAP.
(It's also not too early to order Valentine cards! I will have no new designs this season, but there are plenty from previous years available still.)
The reason I posted the above photo isn't just to make you jealous with how cool my desk is. (I made it out of a tabletop I found in an alley! Story for another day.)
If you've been following my work for a while, you probably know that I like to tinker. I like to make things!
I have a workshop, and things like the calendar and its stand, or my new wooden magnets, or the various one-off special projects I've made over the years, all came about because I learned some new tool or technique, and pushed myself right to the bleeding edge of making something interesting with it.
In fact, here's something I made this week for a calendar order going to Brazil…
I have had, shall we say, less than perfect success with mailing merchandise to Brazil in the past, so I asked this recipient if he had any tips for getting the package safely through customs.
"Books usually make it OK," he said. So, I made his calendar into a book, using an old Yellow Pages:
First, I carved out a calendar-shaped hole.
A little white glue stiffens the cut edges so it doesn't all fall apart into confetti.
As a container for a calendar, it could now technically work as-is… But I don't like things to look messy, so I covered the unsightly opening with kraft paper, the same way I do with potholes on my street.
The industrial chopper makes short work of any ragged edges caused by the pages getting rustled around in the carving and gluing steps.
It'll need hard covers of chipboard so it doesn't bend in the middle, where big chunks of paper are missing. Here I measure and make the hardcover assembly, or "case."
Gluing the textblock into the case is called "casing in."
Eventually the phone book covers found themselves glued into the case to serve as endpapers. The kraft paper serves as Page 1.
And I wrapped the whole thing with a book cover I designed years ago for an entirely different project.
I'm not sure if I succeeded in making the package any less conspicuous — I could have chosen a different title, perhaps…
There are also a lot of great jokes on the back cover that you'll just have to imagine!
This is the sort of thing I love doing. Not because this customer ordered a jacked-up phone book, but because it was the most fun way to solve the problem.
With this year's calendar, the tenth anniversary and the abilities of my new workshop coincided in the creation of the Deluxe Edition stand…
You've heard me describe it previously at length; I'll spare the details.
It's way more complicated than the previous version stand, because it requires assembly and it requires a bunch of pieces made out of all different materials, which is a many-step process.
It wasn't until I'd committed to packing up 300 calendars that I realized that somehow, I'd created a product and a task for myself in which EVERY SINGLE PIECE that went into an order required an absurd multi-step process to create.
So once I could catch my breath after all the packing and shipping, I sat back and took stock. The picture at the top of the post is an ENTIRELY TYPICAL example of a calendar order for some person. It includes:
Significant to note is that not only did the calendar, the ostensible purpose of the order, require creative development – all the other things in this order did too, and they required assembly as well.
When I actually counted how many discrete steps went into putting together all the pieces for this one order, it was over 50.
(Click on this image, or open it in a new tab, for a closer look.)
The calendar required being signed, numbered, collated, and packaged.
The stand required being assembled along with its component pieces into a sort of mailing frame, which itself had to be designed and manufactured.
Same with the Cast Cards, in a parallel but entirely separate process.
The magnet set, which isn't part of the calendar itself but was included here as a premium with the Kickstarter order, had its own production and assembly chain, both for the magnets themselves and the little packet I designed so they could ship flat. (Otherwise they stick to one another in a clump.)
Even the box they all ship in requires a few steps of taping and trimming that's above and beyond what you might normally do for a mailing box. (To keep weight down for international orders, for example, I trim off any unnecessary extra length in the cardboard flaps.)
I don't list it all out here to brag, that's not at all what I'm getting at — rather, I'm trying to reckon with myself; trying to examine how the simple process of making a calendar evolved into something this baroque.
I've somehow fallen into a gravity well whereby everything I do has to be elaborate.
The only answer I have is that it's… fun?
I mean, I get a lot of satisfaction out of laser-cutting a jig out of cardboard so that I can send something flat as a USPS Large Envelope, rather than all jumbled together in a bubble mailer as a Package.
It's not just about spending an afternoon to save a dollar…It's about feeling like I did my best, like I brought all my cleverness and creativity and resources to bear, and in doing so ended up with the best product I could make.
(True story: For the aforementioned jigs, I actually cut up and used the cardboard from the boxes USPS themselves used to send me an order of bubble mailers. You can't buy the satisfaction that comes with that stupid little accomplishment.)
I am happy to have done the Deluxe Edition stands this year, although I'm also now happy to be done with them.
I am continuing to send out unique Cast Cards every month to Patreon subscribers (this last month's featured the Phryday creature from the culmination of the Eternal Monday saga — a 5-part storyline which started here.)
I have other cool things in the planning stages too!
And although it might seem like I'm not learning my lesson, continuing down this path, I do indeed learn something new with each new project, something I can build on for the next one.
To those of you who have little pieces of my dumb ideas littering your home, I hope they bring you a tiny bit as much joy in the using as they have me, in the creating.
Grab one of my last few calendars! Take them off my desk, so I can start the next project…


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Eat, Listen, Ask: Learning from Students
"Next to being the children of God our greatest privilege is being the brothers of each other."
—Martin Buber
We in the religion world use the word interfaith much too often. And in my opinion, most of what passes for interfaith dialogue is not dialogue at all — it's a lecture about why I'm right and you're wrong. It's not that we're all religious zealots, but most often the forum for these dialogues are set up to create division rather than civil discourse. Put simply, we're much better at talking than listening.
I recently had a chance to experience real interfaith dialogue. Butler University students from Hillel, a Jewish student organization, and Muslim Student Alliance decided they wanted to organize a dinner and conversation around Eid and the High Holy Days. The two organizations have collaborated in the past couple years on similar events and have a great working and social relationship.
The students formulated the agenda, which was brilliantly simple — let's each give the very basics of our holiday and then ask each other questions. Let's eat together, listen to each other, and ask each other questions.
On the surface, the conversation seemed light and conversational. Yet, the exchange was profound. These young Jews and young Muslims genuinely shared with each other. There was no attempt at making nice; they genuinely liked talking to each other. There were no overt attempts at finding commonality; it was inherent. They recognized the humanity in one another. They learned about, and from, one another in ways that are lasting and powerful. I'm sure it will influence how these young adults see the "other" in their lives. I know it's influenced mine!
Rabbi Aaron Spiegel is campus rabbi for Butler University.


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