When observing living things we tend to spy the bigger things; animals with fur, feathers, scales and flitting tails or plants with showy flowers and sweet scents. But what about the little things that occupy the smallest of spaces? In one teaspoonful of dirt, there are millions of organisms that help make life possible.
E.O. Wilson said, “It is possible to spend a lifetime in a Magellenic voyage around the trunk of a single tree.” Inspired by Wilson’s writings and his work with others, the team at Charlotte Nature Museum is embarking on a voyage exploring life in Cubic Foot Communities around Charlotte. What do you think we may find in a cubic foot of earth extracted from the Paw Paw Nature Trail? What about in your backyard?
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Lisa Hoffman 12 Posts
Lisa Hoffman is the Director of Charlotte Nature Museum. Prior to joining Discovery Place in 2003, Lisa held positions as a science educator and mentor with District of Columbic Public Schools and worked for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. She has conducted air quality research using the fern O. cinnamomea as an indicator species and also studied the presence of endophytic fungi in the roots of ferns. She is committed to environment-based education and the improvement of urban schools.
Lisa holds a MS degree in Biology and a BS degree in Botany from Howard University in Washington, DC.
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