Author: Emily Becker

I am a Navy brat and did not grow up gardening, and my parents were both from northeast cities, so I was not a nature kid. I worked as a park ranger after graduating from college and fell in love with all things wild, including plants. Picking blueberries on the tundra in Golovin, Alaska, is a favorite memory. I’ve grown lots of my own vegetables and herbs for many years now and I love foraging. I earned my Permaculture Design Certificate in 2021 and currently serve as the president of the Alaska Master Gardeners Anchorage chapter, on the Board of Boyer's Orchard, and as a member of the Alaska Community Forestry Council.

Dissections

Emily’s Dissections

By Emily Becker July 15, 2023 July 15, 2023

BINGO

Emily’s Plant Bingo

By Emily Becker July 9, 2023 July 9, 2023 1

Dichotomous Keys

Practice Dichotomous Key

By Emily Becker June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 1

Pressed Plants

Pressed Plants from my Anchorage Yard

By Emily Becker June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023

Introductions

Introduction Summer 2023

By Emily Becker June 14, 2023 June 16, 2023 5

My name is Emily Becker and I live on Dena’ina Ełnena in Anchorage. Without much formal botany training, I depend a lot on flowers, leaves and colors to identify plants. I usually use a book or simple ID aid when I go to a new place. I enjoy going to …