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Not Your Typical Backyard

By Sam Christopher, University of Vermont When I think of my backyard I see chipmunks jumping from chair to chair on my patio. Squirrels attempting to get any amount of food that they can out of the bird feeder. Dark-eyed…

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Final Blog of Botswana 2017 Dry Season

By Sam Gerdts, Saint John’s University On September 17th I walked into the Minneapolis airport to start an adventure, not fully knowing what to expect. And now I leave knowing that this trip has been an experience of a lifetime…

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Mopane Madness

By Katherine King, of Colby College   A classic in the delta, Mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) were the very first we learned to identify in Botswana and have been by far, the most commonly seen during our time here. When…

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Final days of research

By Lori DeCarlo, University of Vermont   For our final field trip this semester we returned to Khwai (NG18), the very first place we did our transects this season. It was amazing to come back to the first concession we started…