This month the National Tropical Botanical Garden offers two opportunities to learn about plant exploration.
At their garden campus in Miami, The Kampong, the National Tropical Botanical Garden is offering guided tours of the private home and garden of botanist and explorer, David Fairchild. Tours are given on Wednesdays and Saturdays through January. Tours begin at 10:30 AM. Reservations are required.
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Meanwhile, at their main garden in Kaua’i, the National Tropical Botanical Garden will host a viewing of Pearl of the Pacfic: Exploratory Botanist Steve Perlman on January 19 (5:30 – 7:00 PM). View Details/Register
To get a sense of what plant explorers do in the field to gain a better understanding of the plant world, watch this video of botanist Steve Perlman at work on the Hawaiian island of Moloka’i.
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What a wonderful job! that’s exactly how i want to position myself in the future! ‘m currently studying to specialize in tropical biodiversity with an emphasis in plants, and eventually i want to do some explorations of my own into Colombia hotspots of biodiversity.
Hi Ruben. That’s fantastic. I wish you well with your studies and wish for you many fascinating (and safe) adventures.