This year I’m planning to head into the weeds, to think through some of the growing body of theoretical ideas and scholarship on plants. The phrase “in the weeds” suggests the experience of being overwhelmed with tasks or overtaken by details. In the weeds is off the clear path of knowledge or control. Whether or not such a location is seen as productive probably depends on what you define a weed as, and where, and why. Weeds are conventionally called plants out of place; in

A watershed is a geographic feature that divides water into different systems. A watershed also represents the tributaries and gathering ground for a central body of water. As graduate students at the University of Nebraska, we acknowledge the significance of watersheds to the agricultural industry as well as the ecology of the Great Plains region. However and perhaps most popularly, a watershed is known to be a crucial event or occurrence recognized as causing a turning poin