Jennifer A. B. Hartley
@wixenstyx.bsky.social
(she/her) Education Program Supervisor for the Botanical Society of America, and administrator of the PlantingScience program. Wife, mother, amateur botanist.
Shaw Nature Center is celebrating its 100th year this year! We really enjoyed hearing Dr. Quinn Long's presentation on its history and work tonight.
August 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Shaw Nature Center is celebrating its 100th year this year! We really enjoyed hearing Dr. Quinn Long's presentation on its history and work tonight.
Incidentally, local friends: if you haven't seen the Science Center's exhibit on Pompeii, definitely go. It's extremely well done, and (despite the levity in the photo of my daughter) very moving.
August 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Incidentally, local friends: if you haven't seen the Science Center's exhibit on Pompeii, definitely go. It's extremely well done, and (despite the levity in the photo of my daughter) very moving.
Today I'm putting together a list of stuff we need for my youngest as we prepare for him to leave for college. I have lots of feelings, of course, but I ran across this picture of his second grade science notebook. We are sending him into the world equipped with the important stuff, at least.
August 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today I'm putting together a list of stuff we need for my youngest as we prepare for him to leave for college. I have lots of feelings, of course, but I ran across this picture of his second grade science notebook. We are sending him into the world equipped with the important stuff, at least.
Who's free for drinks? ;)
August 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Who's free for drinks? ;)
I've spent the past three months trying to pull together data for PS's 2005-2015 sessions so we can finally calculate accurate stats. I just clicked 'import'.... OMG the stress.
August 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I've spent the past three months trying to pull together data for PS's 2005-2015 sessions so we can finally calculate accurate stats. I just clicked 'import'.... OMG the stress.
My husband has a new phone, and can take macro pictures whenever he likes. So I get random messages like this now. #EntomologistsWife
August 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My husband has a new phone, and can take macro pictures whenever he likes. So I get random messages like this now. #EntomologistsWife
We got home from Botany2025 in time to see Dear Evan Hansen on the Muny stage during one of the most beautiful nights of this St. Louis summer! That's a win!
August 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We got home from Botany2025 in time to see Dear Evan Hansen on the Muny stage during one of the most beautiful nights of this St. Louis summer! That's a win!
Give it up for Naomi Volain, the first K12 teacher to receive the Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award!
July 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Give it up for Naomi Volain, the first K12 teacher to receive the Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award!
One more day of #Botany2025. I'm going to miss my Palm Springs Breakfast when we get back to St. Louis.
July 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One more day of #Botany2025. I'm going to miss my Palm Springs Breakfast when we get back to St. Louis.
Another great moment for us at #Botany2025! When we learned our plenary speaker would be unable to speak as planned, Dr. Catrina Adams stepped up and gave the plenary in her place. She did an AMAZING job of highlighting PlantingScience's 20 years of supporting plant education!
July 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Another great moment for us at #Botany2025! When we learned our plenary speaker would be unable to speak as planned, Dr. Catrina Adams stepped up and gave the plenary in her place. She did an AMAZING job of highlighting PlantingScience's 20 years of supporting plant education!
Listening to the Ed/Outreach talks at #Botany2025 makes me wish we had more HS/MS teachers here. So much great information here! 🌾🌱🌳
July 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Listening to the Ed/Outreach talks at #Botany2025 makes me wish we had more HS/MS teachers here. So much great information here! 🌾🌱🌳
For the moment, anyway...
November 27, 2024 at 6:34 AM
For the moment, anyway...
At least the UK version makes sense. We apparently have some peculiar snow here in the US:
November 26, 2024 at 9:01 PM
At least the UK version makes sense. We apparently have some peculiar snow here in the US:
This was a particularly enjoyable conference. Many thanks to MEEA (meea.org) for the opportunity to present my soil macrofauna study for schools.
November 12, 2024 at 3:50 PM
This was a particularly enjoyable conference. Many thanks to MEEA (meea.org) for the opportunity to present my soil macrofauna study for schools.
Um... Thanks AI, I guess?
April 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Um... Thanks AI, I guess?
Hooray! The PlantingScience Fall 2023 Star Projects have been posted!
This year was a bear - 55 nominations to go through, and I had to sit out on some because I was the liaison. So much fun to read them all, though! We selected 22 winners! Check them out! plantingscience.org/index.php?op...
This year was a bear - 55 nominations to go through, and I had to sit out on some because I was the liaison. So much fun to read them all, though! We selected 22 winners! Check them out! plantingscience.org/index.php?op...
December 18, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Hooray! The PlantingScience Fall 2023 Star Projects have been posted!
This year was a bear - 55 nominations to go through, and I had to sit out on some because I was the liaison. So much fun to read them all, though! We selected 22 winners! Check them out! plantingscience.org/index.php?op...
This year was a bear - 55 nominations to go through, and I had to sit out on some because I was the liaison. So much fun to read them all, though! We selected 22 winners! Check them out! plantingscience.org/index.php?op...
Related, meet our newest family member, Asa:
December 7, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Related, meet our newest family member, Asa:
To be fair, their version of Ho-oh is not an owl, but it does look fierce enough to take on some free radicals or something.
November 12, 2023 at 8:41 PM
To be fair, their version of Ho-oh is not an owl, but it does look fierce enough to take on some free radicals or something.
Three Kingdoms, no waiting...
November 12, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Three Kingdoms, no waiting...
We're back from the NABT conference in Baltimore! I thought I'd share these pics from our side trip to the Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park
November 6, 2023 at 3:05 PM
We're back from the NABT conference in Baltimore! I thought I'd share these pics from our side trip to the Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park
From my local Facebook Marketplace. I can't tell if this is a joke, or if the seller really doesn't understand how persimmons work....
September 29, 2023 at 3:57 PM
From my local Facebook Marketplace. I can't tell if this is a joke, or if the seller really doesn't understand how persimmons work....
I was told I just HAD to read Hurlbert's 1984 article on pseudoreplication in ecological studies, so highly regarded, all of that. I suspect maybe it also had to do with this:
September 29, 2023 at 4:20 AM
I was told I just HAD to read Hurlbert's 1984 article on pseudoreplication in ecological studies, so highly regarded, all of that. I suspect maybe it also had to do with this:
My T-Mobile news app just slid this across my feed and I just have so many questions...
September 28, 2023 at 6:50 PM
My T-Mobile news app just slid this across my feed and I just have so many questions...
www.plantingscience.org/getinvolved/mentor
PlantingScience's fall session has more than 40 teachers signed up to participate. If you're a researcher in a plant-focused field or ecology, consider joining us as a mentor! All interactions take place asynch/online, and take just a few minutes per day.
PlantingScience's fall session has more than 40 teachers signed up to participate. If you're a researcher in a plant-focused field or ecology, consider joining us as a mentor! All interactions take place asynch/online, and take just a few minutes per day.
August 24, 2023 at 12:02 PM
www.plantingscience.org/getinvolved/mentor
PlantingScience's fall session has more than 40 teachers signed up to participate. If you're a researcher in a plant-focused field or ecology, consider joining us as a mentor! All interactions take place asynch/online, and take just a few minutes per day.
PlantingScience's fall session has more than 40 teachers signed up to participate. If you're a researcher in a plant-focused field or ecology, consider joining us as a mentor! All interactions take place asynch/online, and take just a few minutes per day.