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Strength in Numbers: Where Loss Benefits the Whole

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Biologicalenrichment

The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Such is the case of using cultivated plants as a means for overcoming disease and other environmental calamities. To overcome obstacles, it takes a population not a lone individual to … Continue reading →

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Direct Seeding: Get Your Satchel and Plant a Forest

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Biologicalenrichment

Everyone wants to create a forest. It’s a natural desire. How hard can it be? You start with a blank canvas and add paint in the form of seeds or trees. Like the book “The Man Who Planted Trees” by … Continue reading →

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Diversity Explored: The European Chestnut

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

When I was first introduced to the European chestnut, I found it as a shrubby and stunted tree barely able to cope with Michigan’s cold winters. It was on top of a dune overlooking Lake Michigan near Grand Traverse Bay. … Continue reading →

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Chinquapin Chestnut On the Move

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

In the shadow of the hardwood forests of North America lies a well kept treasure rarely cultivated. It is a small nut shrub called the chinquapin. Unlike any number of chestnut trees cultivated or wild, the chinquapin is mostly thought … Continue reading →

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