by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 18, 2014 | Grants
Montgomery Botanical Center just received an award to study Mission Based Collections Planning. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services[MA-30-14-0123-14]. The grant will fund research to develop a plan for managing MBC’s...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 1, 2014 | Conservation, News
Montgomery is working very closely with colleagues in Singapore. From August 14-29, Chad Husby, at the invitation of Dr. Kiat Tan, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Adrian Loo, Deputy Director of Research, was hosted by Gardens by the Bay (GB), a remarkable new botanic...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 26, 2014 | Publications, Research
The MBC Team has some exciting news – Cycads share some important root features with much more “modern” flowering plants. The new paper, appearing in the latest issue of the American Journal of Botany, demonstrates that cycads use the same method of root contraction –...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 18, 2014 | Conservation, News
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has developed a new Community Projects World Map. Montgomery Botanical Center’s Conservation Horticulture Program and the Service Learning Program developed by Miami Dade College’s Institute for Civic Engagement and...
by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 1, 2014 | Conservation, In the Press, Publications
The recent cycad expedition in Southern Belize (see March 1, below) is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Encephalartos, Journal of the Cycad Society of South Africa. The article tells the story of the recent travels by Montgomery and Belize Botanic Gardens...