Meriel Melendrez Mees

In 2022 we completed large sections of the literature review, started and then postponed—in part due to the UC strike—data collection; and earned a $5,000 grant. Happy holidays!

We included as much of a land acknowledgement as we felt we could fit in the 3-minute project launch video and will close this request for funding on Experiment.com—a site for community engagement—...

This account covers stages we have completed and what we are currently pursuing. SamplingThe study includes three superlatively tall trees from each species, spanning the North-South axis of the sp...

Our hearts are with University of California employees who have been on strike for liveable wages.

[Thanks to more help from a backer, the campaign has been extended until December 16th at midnight PST. Would you please continue to help spread the word and make contributions? Now, a backstory th...

We still have a ways to go towards our funding goal and not very much time left. The project needs more outreach and anyone can help. In addition to Experiment's default Facebook and Twitter sharin...

We would love to thank you for your support. If we get funded, backers who reply to their digital thank-you note with an address will receive a postcard with imagery from the project. By request, w...

Some people might associate big data with information about humans, but humans compile all kinds of big databases, such as the data that supports articles in scientific journals. Plant communities ...