Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences
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Field season, together

June 19, 2025

A group selfie taken during fieldwork.
The field crew, June 2025.

Our latest field photos capture a different side of lab life: working along marked rows, coordinating as a team, and making the most of the evening light.

Fieldwork connects our questions about plant traits and interactions to the places where plants grow. It also takes a lot of practical teamwork, from preparing a site to keeping track of plants and helping one another through the day’s tasks.

Here’s a look at the people behind that work—and a few well-earned pauses for a group photo.

In pictures

Lab members standing together in a planted field.
Working together in the field, June 2025.
Lab members working along marked rows in a field.
Fieldwork takes a team, June 2025.
Researchers working among field rows under the evening sun.
An evening in the field, June 2025.
Three lab members smiling in a field at sunset.
A pause together during fieldwork, June 2025.