Watch out for Killdeer nests
2022-05-28 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold
Veronica writes, "Watch out for the killdeer nests. We know they nest on the ground, and fain injury to lure predators away from their nests... but they do lay eggs in places where they are liable to be found by people.
This nest was discovered on Saturday evening in the gravel by an outdoor shed. The eggs blend in well with the rocks. Watch where you step!" Comments | Permalink
2022-05-28 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold
Veronica writes, "Watch out for the killdeer nests. We know they nest on the ground, and fain injury to lure predators away from their nests... but they do lay eggs in places where they are liable to be found by people.
This nest was discovered on Saturday evening in the gravel by an outdoor shed. The eggs blend in well with the rocks. Watch where you step!" Comments | Permalink
Adair Tree scions are now part of multi-year research project
2022-05-28 - Penn State University - Photo courtesy Sara Fitzsimmons
Ricky Parnell, Jackie Goodin, Kenny Pyles, and Billy Joe Fudge collected scions from The Adair Tree to overnight to Penn State University. 6 of 10 of The Adair Tree scions are growing in the University greenhouse, part of a multi-year effort to run RNA Sequencing to understand how this special tree has survived the blight that killed nearly all the American Chestnut trees. Comments | Permalink
2022-05-28 - Penn State University - Photo courtesy Sara Fitzsimmons
Ricky Parnell, Jackie Goodin, Kenny Pyles, and Billy Joe Fudge collected scions from The Adair Tree to overnight to Penn State University. 6 of 10 of The Adair Tree scions are growing in the University greenhouse, part of a multi-year effort to run RNA Sequencing to understand how this special tree has survived the blight that killed nearly all the American Chestnut trees. Comments | Permalink
Sara Fitzsimmons of Penn State University
2022-05-28 - Penn State - Photo courtesy Billy Joe Fudge
Sara Fitzsimmons at Penn State University is heading a multi-year project to clone and RNA Sequence grafts from The Adair Tree and other long term surviving Wild American Chestnut trees, to better understand the underlying mechanisms of blight-resistance in these unique trees. Comments | Permalink
2022-05-28 - Penn State - Photo courtesy Billy Joe Fudge
Sara Fitzsimmons at Penn State University is heading a multi-year project to clone and RNA Sequence grafts from The Adair Tree and other long term surviving Wild American Chestnut trees, to better understand the underlying mechanisms of blight-resistance in these unique trees. Comments | Permalink
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