1.0NorthWoods Stewardship Centerhttps://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpressnorthwoodshttps://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/author/northwoods/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ys0arBzBRO"><a href="https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/seed-spotlight-salicaceae-family/">Seed Spotlight: Salicaceae Family</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/seed-spotlight-salicaceae-family/embed/#?secret=ys0arBzBRO" width="600" height="338" title="“Seed Spotlight: Salicaceae Family” — NorthWoods Stewardship Center" data-secret="ys0arBzBRO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jake-laying-out-seed-pods-5_15_2023.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=11024768You may have noticed that there is a bunch of fluff floating around in the air right now. This is because quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is currently sending out seeds, and many other species in the Salicaceae family – such as shrub willow (Salix spp.), balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata), and eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) – are about to follow suit. All of these species release millions of seeds surrounded by tufts of long, soft, white hairs annually that are carried along in the wind to be dispersed [Read More...]