Denver Botanic Gardens’ Plant Tissue Biobank
DNA contains the information that can help create a plan for conserving populations of rare plants in decline, inform strategies for restoring degraded ecosystems, identify species, describe new
Celebrating Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture
Sarada Krishnan, Ph.D., is a singular figure in horticulture worldwide. Denver Botanic Gardens has benefitted from her expertise, talent and vision for 16 years as she led not only a team of
How to estimate a total population size of a rare plant and why it matters
Conservation of rare species involves knowing where they are found and how many individuals are in a population. If a species can only survive in certain habitats, then any changes to that habitat can
How Did Soviet Scientists Lead the Way for Conservation?
The most well-known seed bank in the world is likely the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which was built into a mountainside on an island off the coast of Norway in the early 2000s. However, the origin of
The Thrills of Finding and Growing Cacti
It is on the brisk days of winter such as these that I long for the summer days I used to spend out in the field collecting data on Colorado rare plants. In my opinion, very few things beat the thrill