By Chloe Beck (Miami University, Ohio ’16) Calafate (Berberis sp.) is the common name for a species of shrub within the genus Berberis. Berberis shrubs have many different species covering a wide geographic range from the temperate regions in the…
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By Chloe Beck (Miami University, Ohio ’16) Calafate (Berberis sp.) is the common name for a species of shrub within the genus Berberis. Berberis shrubs have many different species covering a wide geographic range from the temperate regions in the…
By Bolton Howes (Macalester College ’15) Darwin’s Rhea (Rhea pennata), also known as the Lesser Rhea, is a large flightless bird that lives in the Patagonian steppe. Rheas belong to a group called ratites, which include other large flightless…
By Andrew Gage (Macalester College ’15) Que Vida, Che! Dressed from head-to-toe in all black, we snuck into the enemy camp. The objective was simple: cause as much damage as possible, in the form of tent-stake removal, before our cover…
March 27, 2014 By Frances Iannucci (University of Vermont ’15) Sixty days in, and the adventure is still going strong! The group woke up on Saint Patrick’s Day to frosty tents, clear blue skies, and a buzz of excitement in…
By Andrew Gage (Macalester College ’15) Mulinum spinosum (common name Neneo) is a dominant cushion shrub of the Patagonian steppe that is characterized by its vibrant lime green color, spherical growth, and sharp trisect leaves. I was moved to do…