Meili went outside to touch grass and is now getting a PhD in what the grass is texting underground.
How Restoring Nature Helped Shape Three Future Conservationists
Grassroots Ecology, a California nonprofit, restores local ecosystems by having volunteers plant native habitat and monitor wildlife rather than just study conservation. Meili, one of its early volunteers, became fascinated by the hidden relationships in native landscapes and now works as a Research Technician at Stanford University. In mid-September 2026 she begins her PhD there, studying mycorrhizal fungi, the underground networks that help trees exchange nutrients and withstand environmental stress.
Source: How Restoring Nature Helped Shape Three Future Conservationists — Happy Eco News
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