Becky Barak
@BeckSamBar
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Conservation scientist @chicagobotanic. Love: seeds, #scicomm, prairies, my kids, cats, @plantlovestory. She/her.
Chicago
Joined December 2011
Hi! I'm Becky. I'm an #actuallivingscientist studying restoration of the tallgrass prairie. I š š¼š»š¾ and š
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Was a pleasure to work with Jack Zinnen and Jeff Matthews on this paper on the commercial availability of native plants. Lots of trees in the commercial trade, not fewer graminoids and ferns than you'd expect.
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Plant vendors generate a commercial species pool, the subset of species in a regional flora that is purchasable. The availability of plant species from commercial vendors can influence the composit...
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RT @pattywetli: The Chi Botanic Garden & Chi Park District are at the forefront of research into the best lawn alternatives. Oooh, the moweā¦.
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Researchers at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Chicago Park District have teamed up on a project to answer one of ecologyās burning questions: What could lawns be besides grass?
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RT @lglyndal: Iām so proud to share that the Rethinking Lawns project of @chicagobotanic @ChicagoParks & and @UMFlint just received the PACā¦.
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This survey is still open. It is about native seed sourcing for restoration, focused on California and 8 midwest states. Please share with relevant colleagues, or take the survey if it applies to you! THANKS!.
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RT @seedystudies: Purpose: To gather information from restoration practitioners on their organizationās seed sourcing and procurement practā¦.
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Please see Jessaās thread for a new survey on native seed sourcing for restoration. The survey should take less than 10 minutes! Weāre looking for participants from 8 Midwest states (IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, MN, OH, WI) and California! Please share!.
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This is my belief too. I am always trying my best to do right by my students!!.
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REU program at Chicago Botanic Garden, From genes to ecosystems. Please share with plant-curious undergrads you know! Applications due Friday! . #NSFREU.
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RT @creekthinker: DR. CHASE PRAIRIE yāall!!! ššš Couldnāt be prouder of @chase_prairie. Photoās blurry cause weāre vibrating on a higher frā¦.
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RT @ILINSeaGrant: Meet grad student scholar, Brian Lovejoy! A 3rd-year Ph.D. student in the Plant Biology and Conservation program at @Nortā¦.
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RT @Cooperstreaming: Has a piece of art (music, a movie, a painting, or a play) ever moved you so much you did something drastic?. Last yeaā¦.
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RT @luckytran: A wise person once said that you will experience climate change through a series of increasingly wild videos, until you areā¦.
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RT @pattywetli: Experts say "Don't panic." Have they seen the videos out of Pittsburgh? To help nip this infestation, look for juveniles/nyā¦.
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The first sighting of the invasive pest was confirmed in Chicago, but weāre years from a major infestation and have learned from cities like Pittsburgh how to minimize the nuisance, an expert said.
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RT @rudehunch: recommendation for my chicago friends is to smash them when they're nymphs because if you let them get fully grown they're bā¦.
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(Part of) the lawn alternatives crew at the ā¦@ChicagoParksā© Big Marsh Park for their Birds, Bikes, and Beats event this past weekend! We talked to people about lawns, and gave away seeds, and ā¦@chase_prairieā© stickers and zines!
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RT @TeamEchinacea: Our new study published in @PNASNews reveals fireās effect on plant reproduction is not one-size-fits-all. Small populatā¦.
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RT @RaeWynnGrant: I am still at a loss for words to convey how surreal it is to see myself hosting the same show that inspired me as a kid.ā¦.
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RT @caitlyn_yaede: The front page of tomorrow's @dailytarheel ā. I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sentā¦.
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RT @ComSciConChi: Did you apply to ComSciCon CHICAGO 2023? If not yet so what ate you waiting for!?
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