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- THE ROOTS OF RESEARCH: Part 4 – Doug & Anthony Gordonon May 4, 2026 by Anna Janowski
The Dedicated Community Members Who Make The Garden Ecology Lab’s Work Possible by Anna Janowski PART 5: DOUG & ANTHONY GORDON From publishing educational materials to heading the Garden […]
- The Roots of Research: Part 3 – Sherry Shengon April 27, 2026 by Anna Janowski
The Dedicated Community Members Who Make The Garden Ecology Lab’s Work Possibleby Anna Janowski PART 3: SHERRY SHENG From publishing educational materials to heading the Garden Ecology League, the […]
- The Roots of Research: Part 2 – Common Ground Gardenon April 13, 2026 by Nina Miller
Cover photo: Garden Ecology Lab PhD student Taylor Janecek (left) and undergraduate Reed Manderfield (right) collect data in Common Ground Garden for Janecek’s PhD project. Photo credit: Sara Van […]
- The Roots of Research: Part 1 – Amy Campionon March 20, 2026 by Nina Miller
THE ROOTS OF RESEARCH The Dedicated Community Members Who Make The Garden Ecology Lab’s Work Possible by Anna Janowski PART 1: AMY CAMPION From publishing educational materials to heading the […]
- New Lab Member: Chronos Sevyon January 27, 2026 by Chronos
I’m Chronos Sevy, a freshman undergraduate student at Oregon State. Working at the Garden Ecology lab is my first foray into working with insects in a professional capacity, and I couldn’t be […]
- Plant of the Week: Common Self-healon December 20, 2025 by Taylor Janecek
NOTE: Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata is native to the Pacific Northwest (and much of the rest of the U.S.), unlike the straight vulgaris, which is Eurasian. This week, we will be featuring common […]
- Plant of the Week: Western Columbineon December 8, 2025 by Nina Miller
In this plant of the week, we are highlighting the Western columbine, or Aquilegia formosa. This perennial flower is native to the western part of North America, with occurrences in the western […]
- Honoring a Quintessential Master Gardeneron December 4, 2025 by Gail Langellotto
I was saddened to learn that Dr. Jean Natter recently passed away. Her obituary details a remarkable life of learning, love of science, and service. I came to know Jean through my work with the […]
- Plant of the Week: Large-Flowered Collomiaon November 24, 2025 by Reed Manderfield
This Plant of the Week entry is written by Reed Manderfield, an undergraduate research and lab assistant studying Environmental Science at Oregon State University with a concentration in Applied […]
- Plant of the Week: Purple Conefloweron November 6, 2025 by Georgia Vatcoskay
This entry in our “Plant of the Week” series is written by Georgia Vatcoskay, an undergraduate research assistant and Botany and Plant Pathology student at Oregon State University. Purple […]









