Posted by Richard B.
Primack
“To obtain to a true
relation to one human creature is enough to make a year memorable.”
-Thoreau in his Journal,
1851
During my trip to Europe, I
visited with old friends and made new ones. Here are a few:
In Berlin, Birgit Nordt and I
planned future projects monitoring phenology at botanical gardens. Above, Birgit
points out extremely early flowers of winter aconite on the grounds of the
Berlin Botanical Garden.
Outside of Koblenz, my old friends
Sebastian Kelbling and Jurgen Dumont stand near a gate that diverts water from
a small river into a spillway that powers an electrical generator. Jurgen’s
family has owned the mill and surrounding land for many generations, and now
makes money selling electricity and providing nature education programs.
Yordan Uzunov and Boyko Georgiev
from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are working with me to produce a
conservation biology book for Bulgaria. During my three day visit, they provided
a wonderful introduction to Sophia and the country.
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