Here's the scientific article if you're interested doi.org/10.1016/j.uf...

The kids climb was popular with my little ones.

Wow, what a setup. I'm guessing the tower is for much more than line of sight flying. What other instrumentation have you got on the tower?

Great work! That author list is like a bluesky starter pack!

Prof. Coops organises quickfire and long form research talks, tech tips, coding sessions, mental health workshops, career retrospective panels, a quiz night, and a movie night for his graduate students and guests. All that plus ample time in the lake, good food and drinks, and lots of laughter.

Holy Li-Cor Batman!

What's the collective noun for a group of Li-Cor 6800?

Congrats, one of my PhD students is doing similar work in New Zealand. Would be keen to set up a chat between to exchange tips.

Always be pollinating

The Seafair story goes in the canon. I died when you said "I notice we haven't got an update on how your daughter's doing in a while". John wrapping up the story with "I grab two roast beef sandwiches off of a platter" also almost did me in. Classic RoTL guided storytelling.

with some cities aiming to increase cover by less than 1% and others hoping to roughly triple their canopy.

Many of the surveyed cities may never reach their tree canopy targets. We propose a more considered approach to setting appropriate and achievable canopy cover targets.

5...it's not as simple as development leads to tree loss, so development = bad.
6. This study provides important insights for cities with the simultaneous goals of increasing housing through intensification and also increasing urban tree canopy for the benefits it provides.

3...when considered relative to the additional housing created, infill was the worst form of intensification, with tree loss per new residential unit being higher than other forms of intensification
4. the majority of city-wide canopy loss occurs on properties that are not redeveloped
5. So...

What a journey!