Scientists

Christina Alba, Ph.D.

Christina Alba, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

[email protected]

Disturbance and Global Change Ecology, Urban Ecology, Community and Population Ecology, Floristics, Natural History Collections

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Lyss Goldpenny

Native Plant Production Specialist

[email protected]

Restoration Ecology, Conservation Biology, Native Plant Cultivation and Seed Production, and Natural Resource Assessment and Management

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Alissa Iverson, M.S.

Floristic and Outreach Coordinator

[email protected]

Natural History Collections, Floristics, Soil Seed Banks, Plant Community Ecology, Urban Ecology, Disturbance Ecology, Science Outreach

Richard Levy, M.S

Richard Levy, M.S.

Scientific Data Manager

[email protected]

Museum Informatics, Application Development, Biodiversity Data Standards, Collections Management, Integrating Collections and Ecological Research

News from Research & Conservation

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2025 Year in Review

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Spring 2026 Science E-newsletter

Alpine Plant Response to Climate Change video

Non-Living Collections at Denver Botanic Gardens video

Life without Fungi video

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