Archive for July 2020
Holey Moley – Moles are important!
Holey Moley – Moles are important! By Ana Candelli Plant roots, bugs, and ground burrowing animals call soil their home. One particular ground burrowing animal is a soil guardian. Moles…
Read MoreD.I.Y. Compost
D.I.Y. Compost By Ana Candelli Soil is the foundation of our earth. Our foundation is slowly weakening and not able to support us. So what can we do to strengthen…
Read MoreWhat Does Climate Change Mean in 2020?
What Does Climate Change Mean in 2020? By Danielle Whitcomb Climate change is an omnipresent issue that continues to evolve through time. Since the 1800s, the Earth’s overall temperature has…
Read MoreHow Do You Keep It Healthy?
How Do You Keep It Healthy? By Kurt McAuliffe A major part of soil science that really draws me in is the ways to actually keep the soil healthy. It…
Read MoreWhat Does This “Soil” Actually Look Like Underground?
What Does This Soil Actually Look Like Underground? By Kyle McAuliffe Well, to start, there are many ways of observing all of what’s beneath our feet. We can look at…
Read MoreBuilding Personal Skills
4 Ways This Internship Builds Personal Skills By Kyle McAuliffe While this internship is mostly about researching soil and soaking up all the information about it, there are plenty of…
Read MorePersonal Reflection: Ana
Personal Reflection: Ana Being apart of the Groundbreakers Team was truly a ground-breaking experience. I have been able to learn some new ideas and philosophy that I can use while…
Read MoreInterview: Amanda Freund
Careers in Conservation and Soil Science: Amanda Freund Interview with Amanda Freund by Ana Candelli What’s the correlation between dairy farms and soil? 100% because we rely on the crop…
Read MoreInterview: Wayne Roper
Careers in Conservation and Soil Science: Wayne Roper Interview with Wayne Roper by Kurt McAuliffe Wayne Roper is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Connecticut, who has established himself…
Read MoreInterview: Melissa Hunt
Careers in Conservation and Soil Science: Melissa Hunt Interview with Melissa Hunt by Danielle Whitcomb On July 1, I was given the opportunity to interview Melissa Hunt of the CT…
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