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COVID-19 policy for LDC attendees<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Vaccinations are required for all attendees. Please review the Covid-19 Policy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more details. Please contact ldc@esa.org if you have any questions or concerns.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The 2021 LDC is pleased to offer three pre-conference events including one hands-on workshop and two field trips on Thursday, September 30th.<\/p>\n

Registration fees include snacks, drinks, and transportation (for field trips). We recommend that you please wear comfortable field clothes for field trips and bring sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen) based on your needs.<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>Boulder Apple Tree Project<\/a> \u2013 Exploring techniques and practices of community-engaged undergraduate research.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the mid-1800s, there were thousands of unique varieties of apple trees in the United States, some of the most astounding diversity ever developed in a food crop. Then, the apple industry settled on a handful of varietals, and the rest were largely forgotten. They became commercially extinct but not biologically extinct, due to the abandoned trees remaining in the now-suburban landscape. Boulder County is home to many of these \u201cforgotten trees,\u201d many with unique genetic resources that could greatly benefit both local and national apple-growing communities. The Boulder Apple Tree Project aims to conserve these trees by involving undergraduate researchers, scientists, and community members in collaborative efforts to find the trees, understand their ecology and ecosystem services, and graft new trees to ensure the survival of potentially unique varieties. Students participate through one-on-one mentored research, summer bridge programs for community college transfer students, and course-based undergraduate research experiences which specifically recruit transfer students and students from groups underserved in STEM. To date, we have tagged and measured more than 300 trees and have grafted and re-homed almost 100<\/p>\n

We invite you to join the BATP in Lyons CO to visit a historic apple orchard site. We will tag some apple trees, take tree health measurements, learn more about the unique tree varieties in the region, and discuss how this community-engaged project benefits undergraduate researchers and creates greater access to ecology and evolutionary biology.\u00a0 Cost $20.00<\/p>\n

Meeting time:<\/em> Thursday, September 30th, 2021, at 1:00 PM MT<\/p>\n

Meeting location:<\/em> YMCA of the Rockies \u2013 main parking lot outside of the admin building. Here\u2019s a map of the YMCA<\/a> with the admin building marked with a red flag.<\/p>\n

Duration of the trip:<\/em> 4 hours. (Be back by 5 pm)<\/p>\n

Register Here!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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