The Urban Ecology Center's Phenomenal Forester, Caitlin Reinartz Hosted an Amazing April USS!

Caitlin Reinartz helped our band of science nerds see the forest for the trees at April's Underground Science Society talk. Approximately fifty fellow science enthusiasts braved the rainy weather to grab a brew and settle in as Caitlin encouraged us to branch out on a whirlwind tour of "A Year in the Life of a Tree."

We learned that trees only grow from the top and bottom, that every cell of a giant sycamore leaf is perfectly packaged in the tiny buds that emerge in spring, and that if you're not walking through the forest saying "OH MY GOSH!!!" - you're doing it wrong.

We're going to go out on a limb and say that Caitlin's talk was as fun as it was educational. Take a peek at her showing us high-mag views of twigs and root systems!