by Theresa Bramblett | May 18, 2009 | News
Every year Montgomery Botanical Center conducts multiple expeditions to bring endangered plants into protective cultivation. In the last year, MBC has performed conservation fieldwork in Belize, Jamaica, Panama, Colombia, and New Zealand. Please see the Expeditions ...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 4, 2009 | News
Montgomery Botanical Center has launched its first online donation button. Donating online is a secure and convenient way to support Montgomery Botanical Center. Upon selecting the Donate button, you will be redirected to PayPal’s secure internet site. On...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 29, 2009 | News
April 29, 2009 has been proclaimed Montgomery Botanical Center Day in Coral Gables. The city commission presented a glowing proclamation highlighting 50 years of accomplishments to the MBC leadership at the April 28 City Commission Meeting. Dr. Patrick Griffith...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 22, 2009 | Events
Six volunteers from the Education Department at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden came to Montgomery Botanical Center to work on a large cycad horticulture project. These Encephalartos collections are important for conservation and botanical research. These...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 16, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center was honored to co-sponsor the 21st Gifford Arboretum Lecture at the University of Miami. Dr. Lucia Lohmann of the Universisdade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, gave a lecture titled, “Disentangling one of Darwin’s great mysteries: The story of...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 15, 2009 | Research
Dr. Larry Noblick, MBC Palm Biologist, performed conservation and research fieldwork in Belize during March, working with biologists from Belize Botanic Gardensand Green Hills Botanical Collections. Belize is known to have a very diverse palm flora, with an especially...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 5, 2009 | Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter Spring/Summer 2009 – Volume 17, Number 1 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here.This special fiftieth anniversary issue issue combines history and current research. Montgomery Botanical Center is celebrating its fiftieth...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 4, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical hosted a joint meeting of the South Florida Palm Society and the Central Florida Palm and Cycad Society on April 4 — over 40 members participated. The meeting centered on a volunteer effort to plant a population of Roystonea oleracea. These...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 31, 2009 | Events
Students from Mater Academy Charter School visited Montgomery Botanical Center this week as eight students and their AP Environmental Science teacher Natalie Ledoux began with a tour and history of Montgomery Botanical Center followed by five rotations. The rotations...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 28, 2009 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center had its 50th Members Meeting this year. Montgomery president Charles P. Sacher presented four plaques for outstanding service and commitment. Those receiving awards were Walter Haynes, Loyd Kelly, Stanley Kiem, and John Popenoe. Walter...