Dear Hubbard Brook Committee of Scientists,
We’ve been approached by colleagues Meghan Blumstein and Jeannine Cavender-Bares (cc’d) asking about Hubbard Brook Scientists’ interest in establishing a common garden experiment at Hubbard Brook, focused on studying red oak genotype-phenotype
question, with HB as a northern location – more below from Meghan.
We wanted to invite any of you who might be interested in possibly participating or discussing further. If interested, please sign up on this Google Sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tmBECYqAt2-kb7VBxz78dlk1Qbweuny-uJQ6p0DwUa4/edit?usp=sharing).
Please sign up ASAP, as they are looking to coordinate acorn collections this fall – and RAC proposal deadline this Friday.
Christy & Lynn
SCC Co-Chairs
From Meghan: I’m leading a new collaboration on red oak (Quercus rubra), looking at genotype-phenotype-environment mapping and local adaptation. Jeannine Cavender-Bares (cc’d) is starting a new series of common gardens on the east
coast. We are planning common gardens at the Harvard Forest LTER and at UVA. We are really hoping to have a northern site at Hubbard Brook - would LTER scientists be interested in working with us and would there be space to set up a common garden? We are also
envisioning including red maple (Acer rubrum) as a secondary species.
Let us know if this could be an exciting possibility to look at evolution and adaptation of important hardwood species for the Hubbard Brook LTER. We would love to talk to you.