The uplifting Twitter trend #BlackInNature highlights the stories of Black people in the outdoors, many of whom are life scientists who perform research in the field. We asked #BlackInNature scientists to share their experiences and motivations to get outside.

As forests evolve in the face of climate crisis, some surprising methods are being used to track how species migrate.

Trees are migrating as Earth’s climate warms. The ‘shotgun scientist’ is tracking and sharing their movements.

In the August 2020 special issue of The Forestry Source on forest carbon, a number of articles highlighted the role that trees can play in mitigating climate change because of their ability to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Black in X Addresses Long-Standing Inequity in STEM. In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action.

Angie Patterson is a PhD student at Columbia University and she is studying how climate change is affecting trees like the red oak (Quercus rubra) that are important components of the forests in which they grow.

We spoke with three Black women working in the natural sciences who have embraced these online movements as a way to amplify their environmental research and collaborate with other scientists of color.

When trees die, entire ecosystems are disrupted. “Once you have changes in the plant community, which is really the foundation for the whole forest, you in turn see changes in rodents, birds, even large mammals,” said plant ecophysiologist Angelica Patterson.

@ColorfulSciGirl grew up in the woods, but when she wanted to study science, she got rejected, discouraged. Now she's earned her PhD and works to bring more kids to the woods. How did she get from there to here?

A global campaign spotlighting real women in STEM by sharing their stories to provide visible role models to inspire the next generation of girls.

Graduate Student of Arts and Sciences blog profiling Angelica Patterson, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University.

This Q&A is part of a short series highlighting some of the Earth Institute’s women scientists as part of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2021