Jeremy Jungels

Right-handed Plants

First watch this: La lenta belleza de las plantas (nuestroviaje-alive.blogspot.com) from tanavoltan on Vimeo. This gorgeous video by Maurice Maeterlinck shows the movement of plants – movements we don’t normally notice since they happen on a time scale too slow for our perceptions and patience. It inspired me to look into the science of how [...]

The Wild Moon.

The full moon is a powerful symbol. It speaks to us of fertility, cycles, pregnancy, and wildness. The moon itself has been shown to influence animal behavior, particularly in the seas. But what of plants, who lack a central nervous system? Can they too be influenced by the pull of the moon? Such texts as [...]

Catostrophic Sexual Transmutation

Paul Magelsdorf, distinguished professor at Harvard’s Botanical Museum, stormed out on a lecture at the “Origin of Corn Conference” at U. of Illinois in 1969. He wasn’t happy, I imagine. The findings presented at this particular lecture contested much of the research he had spent his life investigating, unraveling the mystery of the origin of [...]

Intrinsic Stability: Flight of the Hummingbird Moth

A number of times this summer I was visited by a creature that appeared something like a hummingbird but smaller and more insect like in it’s appearance, usually hovering around a phlox or similar tubular flower. This was the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) and I was lucky and patient enough to snap a few [...]

jeremy jungels

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My primary professional goal is to promote plant conservation through preservation, restoration, and education. This has taken several forms in my work life from ecological research to my current interest in public gardens as institutions of plant conservation and education.

Experience:

Owner, Terrasana Gardens, sustainable garden design and installation
M.P.S. in Public Garden Leadership from Cornell University
M.S. in Wildlife and Conservation Ecology from New Mexico State University
B.S. in Environmental Forest Biology from SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Over 5 years experience in field and lab research
3 years experience as teaching assistant
3 years experience in horticulture and greenhouse management

Primary Interests:

Sustainable Horticulture
Plant Conservation
Teaching
Natural Areas Management
Plant Propagation and Greenhouse/Conservatory Management
Green Roof Design and Construction