Lindsey Kemmerling | Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area (MSP) Long Term Ecological Research Program

Diving Deep into Collaborative Research: Our Partnership with Urban Roots

Lindsey Kemmerling standing in front of mural while collecting butterflies for field research at Urban Roots Farm

March 27, 2025

By Lindsey Kemmerling, Postdoctoral Researcher with the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences, and the MSP LTER Urban Contaminants Team

Postdoctoral Researcher Lindsey Kemmerling reflets on MSP LTER's partnership with Urban Roots, a nonprofit organization on the East Side of St. Paul focused on urban farming, conservation, and youth education. In 2022, Lindsey launched Science Deep Dive—a youth internship program that pairs MSP LTER researchers with Urban Roots youth interns, introducing them to hands-on research experiences that “dive deep” into the ecology of the Twin Cities and helping them identify pathways to pursue careers in science.

Lindsey Kemmerling

Biography

Lindsey Kemmerling is a postdoctoral researcher in Emilie Snell-Rood's Lab in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. As part of the MSP LTER Urban Contaminants Team, she researches biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration, with a focus on insects.