Last week I finished sorting and identifying ‘my’ half of the Soil Biodiversity Group’s samples from the BESS Earthworm Project. The tubes from the last couple of fields were rather full, and because earthworms contain a high percentage of water this had diluted the alcohol, reducing its preserving qualities. The liquid in the samples was …
Blog neglection excuses
I've been neglecting my blog again, tsh! There has been lots of exciting news in my life lately, but this has also accompanied by stress, and with so much on my mind I have not had the will to write. Firstly I had the fantastic news that I was offered a place on the …
My Listserve experience
The Listserve is an e-mail lottery were one person a day wins a chance to write to the growing list of subscribers. I was fortunate enough to win the lottery on the 8th March and while I toyed with the idea of writing an email on earthworms(!) I thought it would be more interesting for people …
Victoria J. Burton 