I am so grateful to be a part of this amazing institution and to have had the honor of cataloging our 100,000th natural history accession. @denverbotanic instagram.com/reel/CpjS4PPDR…
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it's already priced in, everything, all of it, past, present, future, the infinite expanse of the universe,
you're priced, i'm priced, we are all priced, in
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For @COP26, here are 9 of 1,089 reminders on how #OpenData from the #GBIF network informs the #science behind #ClimateAction.
The research summarized below improves understanding of interactions between climate and #biodiversity.
Full list here:
gbif.org/resource/search?con…
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🆕Blog post♨️
Australian zoologist Dr Robert Mesibov shares #biodiversity data for #invertebrates & #plants he's collected over the span of 48 years & 3829 field trips via @ZENODO_ORG in Darwin Core format to provide future researchers with reliable data.
blog.pensoft.net/2021/07/30/…
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#DidYouKnow that your library card gets you into the Denver Zoo and many more museums and cultural attractions? See how you can get your tickets here: ow.ly/WvkC30rK7kL
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The Senate just voted 68-32 for:
1. Doubling of the NSF budget over 5 years
2. 40% increase in funding for NSF’s core basic and fundamental research activities, from $8.5B $12 billion
3. $29B over five years for a new NSF Directorate for Technology and Innovation
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The Research & Conservation Department accomplished much in 2020 from creating a digital field book to improving seed harvesting guidelines, moving into the Freyer - Newman Center labs and herbaria, High Line Canal research & more. Year in Review: bit.ly/3eEBCBy
ALT Woman, wearing a blue jacket and ponytail, take a photo of a tree leaves with iPhone.
ALT A woman with hair pinned back, glasses, face mask and rubber gloves, works with genetic plant material in the laboratory.
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#CityNatureChallenge is April 30 - May 3! You can help the Gardens document natural worlds that don't look planted via @inaturalist such as mint escaped from a yard, ditch wetlands, insects, mushrooms, etc. May 5, 6 p.m.: Google Meet identification party bit.ly/2RQSPPm:
ALT Person with face obscured by a wide brim hat takes a photo with camera of large green leaves on a plant.
I never got around to sharing this, but here's the site where @botanic's Research and Conservation Dept makes available all of our specimen/asset protocols and procedures. Some content may be out of date or missing altogether; always improving
denverbotanicgardens.github.…
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Three scientists from the Gardens explore ways to improve plant biodiversity estimates in a recent @PLOS publication. Learn more: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… #sciencerules
Very excited and proud to be a part of this paper - please share far and wide!
New from Alba et al. at @botanic- Combining botanical collections and ecological data to better describe plant community diversity journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
Incredible news!
A SURREAL ANNOUNCEMENT: The Gardens' 2021 art exhibitions include “Salvador Dalí: Gardens of the Mind" on view April 10 – August 22. Nearly 40 works will be displayed. Learn about 6 other exhibitions: bit.ly/3dxhJZZ All dates are subject to change due to COVID-19.
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In a House resolution introduced yesterday,
@RepJoeNeguse urged the U.S to assert global leadership on the issue of biodiversity, and set bold objectives in order to protect threatened lands and species. #copolitics coloradotimesrecorder.com/20…
