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INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO SAVE TREES

These illustrations were commissioned by Morton Arboretum for an NSF grant proposal. Their proposed TREETIME institute would integrate of different disciplines of biological research to create more effective, holistic conservation strategies. On a spatial scale, trees are studied at molecular, tissue, forest, and ecosystem levels, as well as in interspecies interactions. On a temporal scale, trees are studied in moments to eons. Studying trees and resilient species may help us better manage forests and urban landscapes in a changing climate.

Illustration of oak tree, leaves, acorns, moth, caterpillar, DNA, and molecules, with the TREETIME logo.

Here’s a few other graphics I created to support their branding and research.

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PINK SALMON BOOM
PINK SALMON BOOM
LONGVIEW PULP MILL DISASTER
LONGVIEW PULP MILL DISASTER
HOW FORESTS CAPTURE CARBON
Illustration: Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into sugars, using the food to grow. This process, called photosynthesis, allows plants to make their own food, storing the carbon in their tissues as they grow roots, branches and leaves. In this way, forests help fight climate change by absorbing and storing carbon pollution that is heating the planet. Big trees store the most carbon because of their mass, and long-lived species such as Douglas fir and red cedar can lock carbon away for centuries. Trees absorb carbon dioxide gas through openings in leaves or needles called stomata. Chloroplasts within leaves and needles use the energy of the sun to split water molecules drawn up through tree roots into hydrogen and oxygen, released through their stomata. Trees and other green plants create the air we breathe, and shelter and nourish life as we know it.
HOW FORESTS CAPTURE CARBON
ICE ARRESTS BY SEATTLE FIELD OFFICE
Multi-chart graphic showing that several northwest counties and municipalities saw a sharp increase in ICE arrests following the start of President Trump's second term, including King, Clark, Whatcom, and Yakima Counties in Washington; Multnomah, Marion, and Washington Counties in Oregon, and Anchorage municipality.
ICE ARRESTS BY SEATTLE FIELD OFFICE

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