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 | Jun 6, 2016 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center was happy to co-host the 2016 American Public Gardens Association Conference in Miami along with 12 other gardens: Block Botanical Gardens, Kona Kai Botanical Garden, The Preston B. Bird & Mary Heinlein Fruit & Spice Park, The John...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 29, 2016 | Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2016 Newsletter Spring/Summer 2016 – Volume 24, Number 1 Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. This new issue has articles on our recent collaborations in Cuba, Cycad 2015 in Colombia, and the World Cycad Office at Montgomery. The Kelly...
by Theresa Bramblett | May 18, 2016 | Events
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Location: Montgomery Botanical Center, Nixon Smiley Meeting Room. About the Speaker: Dr. Terry is a Research Professor at the University of Utah and Research Fellow at Montgomery Botanical Center. Her main research...
by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 1, 2016 | Grants, News
Montgomery Botanical Center has rare living collections that are utilized by scientists all over the world for scientific research. The collections have supported many National Science Foundation funded researchers as well.MBC is located in a hurricane prone region...
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 | Dec 1, 2015 | Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2015 Newsletter Fall/Winter 2015 – Volume 23, Number 2Read the latest issue of our newsletter here. The new fall issue of the Montgomery Botanical News has articles on Nell’s vision and the last 25 years at Montgomery Botanical Center. It also...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 10, 2015 | Events
The Miami-Dade Chapter of the FNGLA invites you to their 2015 FNGLA Plant Market. October 31 & November 1, 20159:30am to 4:30pm Gate Admission is $5, and accompanied children under the age of 16 are free.Guided tour of the Montgomery Botanical Center included....
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 | Aug 14, 2015 | Publications
MBC’s Tracy Magellan and Patrick Griffith along with their colleague Barry Tomlinson (MBC & the Kampong) published an article in the latest issue of the American Journal of Botany on the distribution of gelatinous fibers in the radicle roots of the 10 cycad...
