Kristin E. Haskins
Kristin E. Haskins is the research scientist at The Arboretum at Flagstaff and a research assistant professor at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The Wilderness Act at 50: Adapt, Move, or Die
By Joyce Maschinski, Kristin E. Haskins, Joyce Maschinski & Kristin Haskins / On September 2nd, 2014
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Conservation Efforts for the Rare Lakela’s Mint, Dicerandra immaculata
By Cheryl L. Peterson / On June 4th, 2012
This unique member of the mint family (Lamiaceae) is found only in Indian River and St. Lucie County. It is a short-lived perennial with showy pink flowers that bloom in the fall that are pollinated by bees. Lakela’s Mint is one of six species of Dicerandra, each of which are endemic to only Florida and have their own unique minty aroma arising from a particular mixture of essential oils that are produced in glandular capsules on their leaf surfaces.
Preparing Autumn Buttercup for Reintroduction: It Takes a Village
By Kristin E. Haskins / On May 1st, 2012
Conservation practitioners face many different hurdles on the path to a successful species’ reintroduction. One of those challenges is having enough propagules. Studies have shown that reintroductions conducted with mature plants are often more successful than those conducted with either seeds or seedlings.