by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 27, 2012 | In the Press
April 27 is National Arbor Day, which celebrates trees and tree planting. So, today, Miami’s National Public Radio station, WLRN 91.3 FM, interviewed the MBC team about one of MBC’s Champion Trees, the Barbados Silver Palm (Coccothrinax barbadensis). You can hear the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 17, 2012 | Events
MBC and other botanic gardens have vitally important plant collections. At times, these gardens must cope with new insect pests and new pathogens. Thankfully, a new partnership – the Sentinel Plant Network – is devoted to helping gardens with this critical work. MBC...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 14, 2012 | Events
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, 19 talks and 10 posters were presented at the Plant Biologists of South Florida Meetingat Montgomery Botanical Center. The Plant Biologists of South Florida are a group of scientists who meet informally once a year to share discoveries,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 14, 2012 | Events
On Wednesday, Carlos Martel from Museo de Historia Natural Javier Prado Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú will be giving a lecture on his preliminary analysis of scent-producing organs in the palm family (Arecaceae). When: March 14, 2012 at 2pm Where:...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 10, 2012 | Events
On March 10, 2012, HistoryMiami and Montgomery Botanical Center jointly hosted an Inside the Vault event showcasing the work of William Lyman Phillips and his work in South Florida and Montgomery Botanical Center. HistoryMiami and MBC brought original plans and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 6, 2012 | Events
Six students from Miami Country Day High School visited Montgomery Botanical Center as part of the Fairchild Challenge’s Environmental Immersion Day. The students alongside their teacher, Mr. Tom Sverkounos, participated in activities focused on cycad biology with...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 2, 2012 | Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2012 Newsletter Spring/Summer 2012 – Volume 20, Number 1 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles about a new Giant Zamia, and discusses fieldwork in Florida, Texas, Colombia, and on the Island of Mona. It also...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 17, 2012 | Events
Dr. David de Laubenfels, Professor Emeritus of Geography at Syracuse University, New York, presented a lecture on relationships between and within two very important conifer families: the Cupressaceae (focusing on our native Florida bald cypress, Taxodium distichum,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, Nick Dominguez from Troop 457 completed his Eagle Scout project at Montgomery Botanical Center. Over 79 people worked on the project, volunteering nearly 500 hours of time. Nick managed the construction of a outdoor storage structure and a fence around...
