by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 20, 2014 | In the Press, News
MBC was just recognized among the highest level of arboreta! Montgomery received a level IV accreditation, the highest of four levels, from ArbNet, the interactive community of arboreta.By achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 30, 2014 | Events
Over 120 palm enthusiasts from around the world came to Miami this week for the International Palm Society Biennial. Delegates from over 20 countries – and from every habitable continent – visited South Florida palm habitats and gardens. The final day of their visit...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 23, 2014 | Events
Title: Chapters from the Cenozoic History of Cycads.Speaker: Dr. Boglarka Erdei, Hungarian Museum of Natural History. Time: Friday, May 23. 1:30 pm, Reception, coffee and cookies; 2:00 pm, lecture. Location: Nixon Smiley Meeting Room, Montgomery Botanical...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 30, 2014 | News
Montgomery Botanical Center was selected by Miami Dade College’s Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED) as its 2013-2014 Community Partner of the Year!Montgomery has been involved with Miami Dade College’s Service Learning Program since 2010....
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 15, 2014 | In the Press
The current issue of Florida Turf Digest features MBC on the cover. The article, Saltwater Intrusion in the Biscayne Aquifer: a case study at the Montgomery Botanical Center, discusses the effects of regional water management history with an in-depth review of how...
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 | Apr 3, 2014 | Events
Dr. P. Barry Tomlinson, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and Research Fellow at Montgomery Botanical Center gave the 26th Annual Gifford Arboretum Lecture at the University of Miami titled, “Longevity in Plant Cells – Are Palms the Longest-lived...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 1, 2014 | Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2014 Newsletter Spring/Summer 2014 – Volume 22, Number 1Read the latest issue of our newsletter here.This new issue has articles on collecting Syagrus in Brazil, searching for Coccothrinax in the Dominican Republic, and the innovative science that...
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 20, 2014 | Research
New discoveries, new confirmations and new collections – Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, has just returned from southern Brazil, where he has spent the last 7 weeks studying a group of fascinating “stemless” palms. New findings have confirmed that the genus Syagrus...
