An online masterclass, podcast, and workshops dedicated to sharing the art and science of tree identification.
Thomas Moran,
A Scene on the Tohickon Creek: Autumn
1868
Our Mission:
Build a community of mentorship around the practice of tree identification as a basic environmental literacy.
tuliptree (yellow-poplar), Liriodendron tulipifera
Introducing the Dendro Lab Masterclass
Sample screen views from a Dendro Lab masterclass video.
Three ways to enjoy The Dendro Lab
Study at your own pace with a catalog of clear video presentations & live webinars, and master the identification & geography of the trees of North American.
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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 to say hello.
Learn more about Carey.
"The Dendro Lab has been life changing.
Carey's depth of knowledge, and boyish enthusiasm are positively infectious."
– 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 how to identify 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 or botany as a profession!
American elm, Ulmus americana
tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera
Every trail, every campsite, every urban park, and stream – left better than they were found. Practice and share the values and principles of Leave No Trace.
To learn more about outdoor ethics, please visit Leave No Trace
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.
shagbark hickory, Carya ovata
pin oak, Quercus palustris