Julie Travaglini, education program director at the Allegheny Land Trust, talks about how she found a career that balances her passion for education and the outdoors. From inspiring kids to certifying her backyard as a wildlife habitat, Travaglini connects nature and plants with people on a daily basis. Travaglini highlights how technologies such as iNaturalist can help connect students to the natural world.

Bonus Content:

• Julie Travaglini's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Jewelweed
• Classroom Activity: S2 E8
• Explore Travaglini's 's Photo Profile
• Learn more about the Audubon's Certified Backyard Habitat Program and other wildlife certification programs
• Northern Illinois Tree Selector
• Venomous by Christie Wilcox
• Encyclopedia of Life
• Information about abandoned mine drainage at an Allegheny Land Trust site
• Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators webinars
• Webinar featuring Travagliniand her hydroponic project
• iNaturalist

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Anna Ball, president and CEO of Ball Horticultural Company, discusses how leadership, business, and STEM can combine to make an exciting and vibrant career. Ball leads diverse teams to ensure that Ball Horticultural Company makes the world a more beautiful place by developing and selling disease and fungal-resistant plants.

Bonus Content:

• Anna Ball's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Peonies
• Classroom Activity: S2 E7
• Explore Ball's Photo Profile
• Find out your 'plant power' through Bloom!
• Read about the scientific benefits of trees
• Check out a horticulturist in a Canopy Career Chronicle
• Bringing back impatiens in GrowerTalks
• Learn about selective breeding and genetic modification

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Matt Candeias, PhD candidate at the University of Illinois and creator of In Defense of Plants, describes his career and the importance of communication. Through his own research and studies and the creation of the extremely successful podcast In Defense of Plants, Candeias uses communication to address complex topics in an accessible way.

Bonus Content:

• Matt Candeias's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Orchidaceae family
• Classroom Activity: S2 E5-
• Explore Candeias's Photo Profile
• Read the In Defense of Plants blog
• Check out the In Defense of Plants podcast
• Listen to an episode of In Defense of Plants in which Jessica Turner-Skoff was a guest

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Kevin McIntyre, climber arborist at The Morton Arboretum, dives into the importance of risk-assessment in a STEM career. From evaluating the safety of the trees he is about to climb to thoughtfully selecting the next step in his career, McIntyre assesses situations every day.

Bonus Content:

• Kevin McIntyre's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Eastern redbud
• Classroom Activity: S2 E6- Lesson Plan to be added.docx
• Becoming a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture
• How to plant a tree
• The Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum
• Explore McIntyre's Photo Profile

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Dr. Nicole Cavender, Vice President of Science and Conservation and Sue Wagner, Former Vice President of Education and Information at The Morton Arboretum (Current President and CEO of Huntsville Botanical Garden) describe how their careers in STEM require long-term planning and vision. Learn how each of these leaders assess opportunities and situations and how they use vision to grow and develop this tree-focused museum.

Bonus Content:

• Nicole Cavender's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: tulip tree
• Sue Wagner's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: lavender
• Information about Troll Hunt
• Explore Nicole's Photo Profile
• Explore Sue's Photo Profile

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Marvin Lo, Research Assistant at The Morton Arboretum, discusses how the early stages of his career have required versatility. As a research assistant, Lo demonstrates versatility as he works with lots of different people and spends time in the field, in the lab, and in the office.

Bonus Content:

• Marvin Lo's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Buce plants
• Explore Marvin's Photo Profile
• Learn more about how Marvin propagates plants and tissue culture
• Check out these career chronicles that feature jobs similar to Lo's: Research Assistant and Arboriculture Scientist
• Check out The Morton Arboretum's collaboration with NASA:
• • Article from NASA's website
  • Video

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Dr. Chris Martine, David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research at Bucknell University, discusses how he incorporates innovation into his career. From discovering and naming plants, to communicating about plants in creative ways, Martine finds ways to push the boundaries of what we know and how we think about plants.

Bonus Content:

• Chris Martine's Profile and Favorite Plant Profiles: Australian blood bone tomato and the Dungowan bush tomato
• Explore Chris's Photo Profile
• Plants are Cool, too! youtube series
• Press Release about Chris' work

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In this episode of Planted, Dr. Silvia Alvarez-Clare, Tree Conservation Ecologist at The Morton Arboretum, discusses how she collaborates with individuals and institutions all over the world to work towards saving the Quercus brandegeei from extinction.

Bonus Content:

• Silvia Alvarez-Clare's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: The Kapok tree
• Explore Silvia's Photo Profile
• Classroom Activity: S2 E1 - Lesson Plan
• Check out these career chronicles that feature jobs similar to Silvia's: Conservation Leader and Conservation Advocate
• Check out the group 500 Women Scientists
• Learn more about the importance of biodiversity through this radio segment

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What opportunity is next on the horizon? Listen on this episode of Planted as Audrey Denvir describes her decision-making process to take the next step in her career. Although her career has taken many forms, from wanting to be pop-star to working in Mexico and Latin America with an emphasis on sustainable forestry, Denvir shares her unique perspective on what lies next. Bonus Content:

• Audrey Denvir's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Chicalaba
• Classroom Activity: S1 E8- Classroom Activity- Avocados and Deforestation.docx
• Learn more about Audrey's career in this photo profile and in this article from Curbed Chicago
• Can a toddler really play Chopin? In this episode Audrey discusses how she is learning piano as a hobby, but was proud of her ability to play this Chopin piece
• Audrey discusses both the forestry programs she attended (Yale School of Forestry) and will attend in fall 2018 at The University of Texas (Austin)
• Article about the demand for avocados and impact on the forest of Mexico
• University of Minnesota's article on the illegal deforestation in Mexico as the demand for avocados grows

So you've done all the work and gained all the necessary skills, but how do you know you've arrived in your dream job in STEM and plant science? In this episode of Planted, Tricia Bethke and Dr. Jennifer Chandler share tips and advice for reaching the sweet spot in their careers and taking risks to end up exactly with the career they wanted.

Bonus Content:

• Tricia Bethke's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Shagbark Hickory
• Dr. Jennifer Chandler's Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: American Ginseng
• Classroom Activity: S1 E7 - Classroom Activity- Developing an Action Plan Spotted Lanternfly.docx
• Learn more about Dr. Jennifer Chandler in this Photo Profile
• Dig Deeper into the invasive forest pests, specifically highlighting the Spotted Lantern Fly
• Video from the University of Maryland Extension about the Spotted Lantern Fly
• PSA about the Spotted Lantern Fly from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
• For more information on invasive pests- meet VIN VASIVE