Mason McNair, PhD (he/him)
@sarraceniamason.bsky.social
Botany, Horticulture, Conservation, Education, Open-Source Technology
Michigan State University Assistant Professor (Plants X Tech Lab) & Horticulture Gardens Curator
Views my own and not representative of my employer
Michigan State University Assistant Professor (Plants X Tech Lab) & Horticulture Gardens Curator
Views my own and not representative of my employer
My first extension article is published :) www.canr.msu.edu/news/plantsg... #PlantsGiving #iamabotanist #botany
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My first extension article is published :) www.canr.msu.edu/news/plantsg... #PlantsGiving #iamabotanist #botany
Hey #Botany2026 we're actively looking for potential speakers at ALL experience levels for our proposed colloquium: Side-quest! – Level up your science!. If you have an interesting story, project, or idea to share that qualifies as a “Side-quest” we want to know about it!
More info below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
More info below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Hey #Botany2026 we're actively looking for potential speakers at ALL experience levels for our proposed colloquium: Side-quest! – Level up your science!. If you have an interesting story, project, or idea to share that qualifies as a “Side-quest” we want to know about it!
More info below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
More info below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Michigan Garden Group meet up at the MSU Horticulture Gardens today was amazing! #publicgardens #plants
October 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Michigan Garden Group meet up at the MSU Horticulture Gardens today was amazing! #publicgardens #plants
Repotted and culled our milkweed breeding populations today! Custom blend of sand and Sungro Perennial mix. Leftover plants were planted in the MSU Horticulture Gardens or are going to the MSU Pollinator Performance Center
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Repotted and culled our milkweed breeding populations today! Custom blend of sand and Sungro Perennial mix. Leftover plants were planted in the MSU Horticulture Gardens or are going to the MSU Pollinator Performance Center
Over halfway there! Want your favorite plants turned into a creature in #DnD? Fill out our form! Past support for Botany & Dragons from: @dieharddice.bsky.social
@dispeldice.bsky.social
@yaniir.bsky.social
@everythingdice.bsky.social
@elderwoodacademy.bsky.social
forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F
@dispeldice.bsky.social
@yaniir.bsky.social
@everythingdice.bsky.social
@elderwoodacademy.bsky.social
forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F
August 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Over halfway there! Want your favorite plants turned into a creature in #DnD? Fill out our form! Past support for Botany & Dragons from: @dieharddice.bsky.social
@dispeldice.bsky.social
@yaniir.bsky.social
@everythingdice.bsky.social
@elderwoodacademy.bsky.social
forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F
@dispeldice.bsky.social
@yaniir.bsky.social
@everythingdice.bsky.social
@elderwoodacademy.bsky.social
forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F
We still need >60 plant submissions for the Botany & Dragons Bestiary! Please share the flyer with your students! #iamabotanist #plantsci #ttrpg forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
August 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We still need >60 plant submissions for the Botany & Dragons Bestiary! Please share the flyer with your students! #iamabotanist #plantsci #ttrpg forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Annual end of summer field trip for @michiganstateu.bsky.social Hort Garden volunteer and interns to Raker-Roberta's Trial Gardens some really amazing plants on display!
August 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Annual end of summer field trip for @michiganstateu.bsky.social Hort Garden volunteer and interns to Raker-Roberta's Trial Gardens some really amazing plants on display!
Discussions from #Botany2025 already bearing results! New customizable ergonomic razorblade chopper designed in 1 week for @shellygaynor.bsky.social plus the fully 3d printed bead dispenser from my postdoc headed to the @soltislab.bsky.social Monday #DisabledInBotany
August 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Discussions from #Botany2025 already bearing results! New customizable ergonomic razorblade chopper designed in 1 week for @shellygaynor.bsky.social plus the fully 3d printed bead dispenser from my postdoc headed to the @soltislab.bsky.social Monday #DisabledInBotany
First day of field work since bee-ing back from #Botany2025 who likes honey?
August 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
First day of field work since bee-ing back from #Botany2025 who likes honey?
Behold the pastrami version!
July 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Behold the pastrami version!
THE FOOOOODDDD IS AMAZING!!! Tomato tartare and shrimp ceviche #Botany2025 @ the Front Porch
July 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
THE FOOOOODDDD IS AMAZING!!! Tomato tartare and shrimp ceviche #Botany2025 @ the Front Porch
@wile-phylote.bsky.social and bulb folks need to go to The Front Porch! They have "Bulbous Flowers" Hazy IPA on draft and crazy good cocktails with flowers frozen in the ice ##Botany2025 small plates style food but reasonable prices too!
July 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
@wile-phylote.bsky.social and bulb folks need to go to The Front Porch! They have "Bulbous Flowers" Hazy IPA on draft and crazy good cocktails with flowers frozen in the ice ##Botany2025 small plates style food but reasonable prices too!
Automated voucher transcription and translation via Voucher Vision GO API by @willweaver.bsky.social for herbarium specimens! ##Botany2025
July 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Automated voucher transcription and translation via Voucher Vision GO API by @willweaver.bsky.social for herbarium specimens! ##Botany2025
Germinating ideas lightning talks are going by fast in Mesquite C! #Botany2025 don't miss them!
July 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Germinating ideas lightning talks are going by fast in Mesquite C! #Botany2025 don't miss them!
@plantpollinator.bsky.social giving incredibly candid and powerful insight into being disabled in Botany that could easily be helpful to nearly any academic or scientific field. #disabledinstem #disabledinacademia #Botany2025
July 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@plantpollinator.bsky.social giving incredibly candid and powerful insight into being disabled in Botany that could easily be helpful to nearly any academic or scientific field. #disabledinstem #disabledinacademia #Botany2025
Disabled in Botany symposium starting out with SO MANY amazing resources for open educational resources (OER) presented by @brythebotanist.bsky.social #Botany2025
July 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Disabled in Botany symposium starting out with SO MANY amazing resources for open educational resources (OER) presented by @brythebotanist.bsky.social #Botany2025
How can technology like 3d printing help your research, teaching, and outreach? Come find out today at 11:30 in Smoketree C in the education and outreach section #Botany2025
July 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
How can technology like 3d printing help your research, teaching, and outreach? Come find out today at 11:30 in Smoketree C in the education and outreach section #Botany2025
Last flight until the Plants X Tech lab is at #Botany2025 So excited for my first conference as a PI and my whole lab is going too! Talk and poster graphic on the way :)
July 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last flight until the Plants X Tech lab is at #Botany2025 So excited for my first conference as a PI and my whole lab is going too! Talk and poster graphic on the way :)
Considering a 3D printer for your lab? Someone is going home with one at my #Botany2025 workshop! Don't worry I'm shipping it to you :)
July 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Considering a 3D printer for your lab? Someone is going home with one at my #Botany2025 workshop! Don't worry I'm shipping it to you :)
Hey #Evol2025 plant folks, plz help us with the Botany & Dragons Bestiary project forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F we're turning your favorite plants into monsters for D&D and education!
June 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hey #Evol2025 plant folks, plz help us with the Botany & Dragons Bestiary project forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F we're turning your favorite plants into monsters for D&D and education!
Hey @botsocamerica.bsky.social fam! #Botany&Dragons is back with over $2500 in giveaways and a new adventure for returning players! Want to contribute to our efforts? Take this survey to help us turn your favorite plants into monsters for future adventures! forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F
June 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Hey @botsocamerica.bsky.social fam! #Botany&Dragons is back with over $2500 in giveaways and a new adventure for returning players! Want to contribute to our efforts? Take this survey to help us turn your favorite plants into monsters for future adventures! forms.office.com/r/jNqipZFr0F
The Plants X Tech lab is coming together! Our custom printer enclosure is about 75% done and I finally have the first layer on my Voron 0.2 dialed in. Can you tell what my favorite color is? @emberprototypes.bsky.social @josefprusa.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Plants X Tech lab is coming together! Our custom printer enclosure is about 75% done and I finally have the first layer on my Voron 0.2 dialed in. Can you tell what my favorite color is? @emberprototypes.bsky.social @josefprusa.bsky.social