Paul Wilson

Wednesday, November 11. When people hear "Siberia", they imagine a vast snowy wasteland, which is fair, but that's not the whole story.  Daniil Suchkov grew up in a family of backpackers and nature enthusiasts in Eastern Siberia, near Lake Baikal. He wants to share the Siberia he experienced and the parallels he sees on his hikes in Northern California. Six years ago, he moved … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Siberia Beyond a Frozen Wasteland

Wednesday, October 14. Pando—the "Pando clone" or "Pando Tree"—lives in Utah's Fishlake National Forest and is the world's largest tree: largest by landmass, by weight and the largest aspen clone, while ranking among Earth's oldest living organisms, some 9,000 years old. In this talk, Friends of Pando co-founder Lance Oditt will discuss what makes Pando unique in layman's … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Pando: Life on the Boundary of Discovery and Imagination

Wednesday, September 9. Explore some of the myriad ways that fungi are interacting with our beloved native plants. This includes directly mutually beneficial relationships, relationships that cause disease, and some of the more cryptic interactions that fall somewhere between. Learn to notice some of the signs and symptoms of fungi in your local plant communities! Maria Morrow … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Fun with Plant-Fungal Interactions