An online masterclass, podcast, and workshops dedicated to helping you master tree identification.
tuliptree (yellow-poplar), Liriodendron tulipifera
Three ways to enjoy The Dendro Lab community
Study at your own pace with a catalog of clear video presentations and live webinars, designed to systematically cover the identification and geography of North American trees.
Timely and timeless conversations with ecologists, artists, historians, advocates, and stewards about the science and culture of trees and forests around the world.
Join the growing community of tree lovers in one of the least likely of places and learn how to id 100 tree species over the course of 14 unique walks in Central Park's Rambles.
shagbark hickory, Carya ovata
Yoshino cherry, Prunus x yedoensis
Carey is a naturalist specializing in trees, a science communicator, photographer, and filmmaker. To view his dedicated photography and film site, please visit careyrussell.com. Stay a while and explore, then send me an email to say hello.
– Roberto de Alba, Dendro Lab member
What does "Dendro" mean anyway?
Dendro is short for dendrology, which literally means the study of trees. If you were a freshman in a college of forestry or plant science, your first semester would include a dendrology class to learn the identities all the trees within your ecoregion. The field portion of this course would involve ventures into local forests, which students often call their "Dendro Lab." I've borrowed the name because everyone deserves a Dendro Lab, not just those who choose forestry as a profession!
pin oak, Quercus palustris
tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera
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PHOTOGRAPHY + BOOK
The New Arcadians
Snakes, square knots, pocket knives, and poison ivy. A visual memoir and ethnography of Scouts at summer camp and the making of a young naturalist.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Catskill Calendar:
A Natural History of
'My Side of the Mountain'
LITERARY LANDSCAPES VOL.2
Run away from the city and escape to the Hudson River Valley and Catskill region of central New York in the shadow of Sam Gribley's mountain.
FILM + PHOTOGRAPHY
Tibetan Stories
A series of ten documentary shorts about compassion and resiliency within a community of stateless Tibetan refugees. – Series produced in partnership with The International Center for Mental Health & Human Rights.
