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Ghost Forests of the Mid-Atlantic

Sep 19 2019

Focus on ScienceExpeditions

One of the most visually apparent impacts of climate change are the emerging…

By Nicole Tarnowsky, Laura Briscoe

Herbarium Specimens Show Changes in Carbon Dioxide Levels

Sep 20 2019

Focus on Science

It has been documented that since the industrial revolution there has been an…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Herbarium Specimens Show Changes in the Landscape

Sep 20 2019

Focus on Science

Changing climate means changing landscapes. Herbarium specimens document what plants are growing in…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Jane Colden - America's First Female Botanist

Mar 27 2020

CollectorsWomen in Science

Highly respected among her male peers in the 18th century, Jane Colden…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Jeanne Baret

Mar 26 2019

CollectorsWomen in ScienceExpeditions

Jeanne Baret was the first woman ever to circumnavigate the globe, but…

By Nicole Tarnowsky, Amy Weiss

John Torrey

Apr 19 2019

Collectors

John Torrey (1796-1873) is considered one of the most influential American botanists…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

John Torrey on Gray's Peak

Apr 18 2019

Expeditions

In 1861 Charles Parry was the first explorer to ascend Gray's Peak…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

July in the Native Plant Garden

Jul 10 2019

Works of Art

The Native Plant Garden is looking lovely right now! Some plants that…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Atacama Desert, Chile

Mar 25 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in 1892 in the Atacama Desert of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Garrison, New York

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze took a boat trip up the Hudson River in 1874…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this specimen in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam in March…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Matheran, India

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze spent December 1875 in the Western Ghat mountains of India,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Montevideo, Uruguay

Mar 25 2019

Taking a ship from Europe, Kuntze first arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay on…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Rio Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Mar 25 2019

In July 1892, Kuntze traveled down the Rio Paraguay, into Mato Grosso,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in San Francisco, California

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in San Francisco. He boarded a ship…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Trinidad

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in Trinidad in 1874. 360° view of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze on Devil's Peak, South Africa

Mar 24 2019

See what Otto Kuntze would have seen from Devil's Peak, South Africa…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Magnolia Way

Mar 27 2020

Covered in petals, one of the magical spring spots at the Garden…

By Nicole Tarnowsky, Kristine Paulus