by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 27, 2016 | Conservation, Grants, News
MONTGOMERY PROVIDES NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TO PROTECT TREESMontgomery Botanical Center, in collaboration with a team of experts from around the nation, just received a NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANT from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.The project, Safeguarding...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 1, 2016 | Conservation, News
Montgomery has a new role to support cycad conservation! As of this summer, MBC is now the official Programme Office for the IUCN Species Survival Commission Cycad Specialist Group. Comprised of experts in biology, conservation, and horticulture, the Cycad Specialist...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 12, 2016 | Conservation, Publications
In partnership with Montgomery, BGCI US has published a new guide, Cycads: A model group for ex situ plant conservation. The guide features work done by the Montgomery Botanical Center, including genetic evaluation of the Sinkhole Cycad and the Beach Cycad. This guide...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 1, 2015 | Conservation, Research
Larry Noblick recently returned from a palm collecting expedition in the US Virgin Islands. The islands are mostly composed of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks uplifted from the ocean floor due to the movement of molten magma under the sea floor. Located just east of...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 18, 2015 | Conservation, Research
Tracy Magellan, MBC Outreach Manager, recently conducted an expedition to study and collect Pseudophoenix sargentii, the Sargent’s Cherry Palm, on Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park. Elliott Key houses the only native US population of Pseudophoenix sargentii, a...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2014 | Conservation
Conifers are the second most threatened major group of plants after cycads: 34% of species are threatened with extinction. Ex situ conservation effortsare an important part of comprehensive conservation strategies for these ancient plants. For the past eight years,...
