Connecting Science, Stories, and Community – Bringing Tree-Ring Research to Life
In our first Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) Outreach Program Newsletter, we’re excited to update you on some of our recent activities and new programs, as well as invite you to take part in our 2024 Holiday Giving Campaign, running through December 31, 2024!
Launched in April 2023 launch, the Malcolm Hughes Endowment for Outreach Endowment will support an undergraduate student Outreach Intern in the spring 2025 semester. As the fund grows, our goal is to fund additional Outreach graduate student interns and staff, and new Outreach programs.
This newsletter showcasing our ongoing efforts to deepen public understanding of dendrochronology by connecting with diverse audiences. This edition features a few of LTRR's fall semester outreach activities and introduces Donna Mac, one of our six dedicated volunteer docents. We’re also actively recruiting new docents. Click the links on the left to learn more!
Your donation to the LTRR Outreach Program, through the Malcolm Hughes Endowment for Outreach or through our general Outreach Fund, helps create engaging programs for Tucson and beyond. We welcome support of our growing outreach program with a gift of any size!
Ace Hardware brings together Girl Scouts and LTRR Outreach Program
Ace Hardware brings together Girl Scouts and LTRR Outreach Program
It seems unlikely that a random conversation in Ace Hardware can lead to a new collaboration between the Girl Scouts and the Tree-Ring Lab. But that’s exactly what happened when Alyssa Kervran, Pillar Program Specialist for Girls Scouts met Dr. Pamela Pelletier, Community Outreach, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR). In September, 19 Girl Scouts arrived at the Lab to take part in an engaging, hands-on dendrochronology program.
Hendricks Elementary 6th graders engage with tree rings to connect science and society
Over three days in October, 75 sixth graders from Hendrick Elementary visited the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research and took a deep dive into the world of dendrochronology, building on their classroom learning about tree rings, climate, and water use.
Sit Down with a Docent
LTRR docents are a critical component of the Outreach Program. Donna Mac has been a LTRR docent for 7 years. She grew up in Massachusetts, but came to Tucson in 1992. We recently asked a few questions to learn a little more about this familiar face in the Laboratory.