Edward Tuckerman
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Edward Tuckerman was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of B
Edward Tuckerman 1855 1886
Tuckerman Ravine
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Tuckerman Ravine is a glacial cirque sloping eastward on the southeast face of Mt. Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Although it draws hikers throughout the year, and skiers through
Edward Tuckerman
…career was spent at Amherst College. He did the majority of his collecting on the slopes of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Tuckerman Ravine was named in his honor. The standard botanical author abbreviation Tuck. is applied to species he described. Tuckerman was the eldest son of a Boston…
Tuckerman Ravine with late spring skiers after the headwall has thawed
View of Tuckerman Ravine from above Left Gully
Tuckerman Ravine viewed from Hermit Pond. Note the evidence of a recent avalanche on the headwall's center left.