Author: Nikira Lane

Food and plants are inextricably intertwined. Plants undoubtedly serve a much larger role than just growing the items we consume, but this overlap between botany, nutrition, and people is where my interests lie. Using the knowledge we have learned so far about the relationships between plants and people to shape the future of agriculture seems like the right path forward and explains my interest in the field of ethnobotany. This past May I graduated from Purdue University with a degree in agricultural engineering and a focus on crops and soils. I recently started working for a small nonprofit here in Anchorage, Alaska (the place where I was born and raised) called Alaska Village Initiatives to help with economic development and sustainability, agriculture being a massive part of that, for rural Alaska.

Dissections

Plant Dissections

By Nikira Lane July 16, 2022 July 16, 2022 itemprop="discussionURL"1

Here are the links to my account and individual dissections: https://www.thinglink.com/user/1604024897028227073 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1604770460082372610 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1604770454550085634 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1604770402150645762 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1604043274329260033 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1604043273314238465

BINGO

Plant Bingo

By Nikira Lane July 8, 2022 July 8, 2022 itemprop="discussionURL"1

I had a lot of fun with this assignment! I got to go through all of my flower pictures from the past few weeks to look for these characteristics. There were so many pretty pictures that I had a hard time choosing and identifying the right plant parts. I put …

Pressed Plants

By Nikira Lane July 3, 2022 July 3, 2022 itemprop="discussionURL"1

I had a lot of fun with this assignment!! Definitely more flowers will be pressed in the upcoming weeks at my household.

Dichotomous Keys

Dichotomous Key

By Nikira Lane June 27, 2022 June 27, 2022 itemprop="discussionURL"1

Introductions

Introduction to Nikira Lane

By Nikira Lane June 21, 2022 June 22, 2022 itemprop="discussionURL"1

Hello! My name is Nikira Lane and I am from Anchorage, Alaska. As a born and raised Alaskan, I spent a lot of time foraging, hunting, fishing, and everything outdoors growing up. Being surrounded by Alaskan culture and traveling to many rural areas with my dad and brothers has helped …