About Boreal Botany
Boreal Botany is a project about learning to see plants more clearly.
What began as an exploration of plant blindness has grown into something broader: a record of my educational journey into botany while studying the plants of Alaska’s boreal forest.
I was once told that one of the best ways to truly learn something is to try to teach it to others. This site is my attempt to do exactly that. Boreal Botany is where I organize my notes, document what I am learning each week, and share that process with anyone who is interested in following along.
The goal of the site is to document the process of learning plant identification and botanical concepts while gradually building a practical resource that others can learn from as well.
Plants make up the foundation of most ecosystems, yet they are often overlooked. Many people can recognize animals in a landscape but struggle to identify even the most common plants around them. Boreal Botany exists to slow that process down and make the plant world easier to understand. By learning the vocabulary of botany and paying closer attention to plant structure, the landscape begins to change. Leaves, stems, roots, and growth patterns start to reveal clues about how plants live and how they are related to one another.
This site is simply my way of documenting that process and sharing what I learn along the way.
The Project
This site is both a learning journal and a developing educational resource.
Each post in The Green Margin documents concepts I encounter while studying botany, translating technical material into clear explanations and examples. The goal is not just to record information, but to make the language of botany easier to approach.
As the project grows, the site will gradually expand into a larger collection of notes, diagrams, and explanations related to plant identification and plant structure.
Alongside the educational side of the site is a second project called Snip & Share. Snip & Share is focused on sharing plants through cuttings and propagation. The idea is simple: take a cutting, grow a new plant, and pass it on so more people can grow and learn from it.
Together, these two projects reflect different sides of the same idea. Boreal Botany documents the process of learning about plants, while Snip & Share encourages people to interact with plants directly by growing and sharing them
About Me
My name is Trevor, and I’m currently studying at the University of Alaska Fairbanks while living in Interior Alaska. Boreal Botany began as a class project focused on plant blindness, but along the way I discovered that sharing what I was learning with others was something I really enjoyed. Since then, I’ve started documenting what I learn and sharing that process publicly.
As I work through botany courses, labs, and field observations, I’m gradually building a deeper understanding of plant structure and diversity. This site is a place to record that journey and share it with others who are interested in learning about plants.
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