by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 4, 2014 | News
Montgomery Botanical Center’s work was featured at the 3rd Science in Botanic Gardens Congress (3SBGC). Patrick Griffith, Executive Director, was invited to present MBC’s work about the genetics of conservation collections.Common themes on taxonomy, molecular biology...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 1, 2014 | Conservation, News, Research
A major expedition to conserve a remote cycad! Montgomery Executive Director Patrick Griffith and Cycad Biologist Michael Calonje recently led a collaborative team – 18 people, 3 horses and 3 dogs – to distant caves in the Maya Mountains.In addition to Montgomery, the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 18, 2014 | News
New findings link ancient fossils to modern plants! Dr. Boglarka Erdei, Research Fellow at Montgomery and Chief Museologist at the Hungarian Natural History Museum, discussed her findings at the 10th Conference of the North American Paleontological Convention in...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 1, 2014 | News
Three new videos are now online at MontgomeryTV. Thanks to the dedicated work of James Clugston, Kelly Botanical Research Fellow, you can now see: A video highlighting the importance of plant collections at MBC, Some highlights of research using the collection, and A...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 25, 2013 | Events, News
Patrick Griffith, MBC Executive Director travelled to Dunedin, New Zealand, as a delegate to the 5th Global Botanic Garden Congress. Convened by Botanic Gardens Conservation International and hosted by Dunedin Botanic Garden, the meeting brought together over 300...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 11, 2013 | News
On July 10, 2013 in San Diego, California, Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC). This international award acknowledges vision, leadership, hard work, and innovative use...
