From Plant Press, Vol. 4, No. 1 from January 2001.
On 14 November 2000, the Department was one of three participants in the NMNH Staff Day Open House, “Symbiosis at the Museum: Research, Collections and Public Programs.” Botany’s displays included interesting and unique specimens, rare books, Caribbean reef plants, and the compactorization of the collection. Other exhibits addressed the Burma Project, spring flowering date research and global warming, Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program, and the legacy from mercuric chloride treatment of specimens. Demonstrations on plant mounting, type specimen digitization, and plant illustration were also presented. Twenty people from the Department participated in preparations for the open house and program. In addition to our own staff, docents and staff from other areas in the museum visited botany's displays.
[by Linda Hollenberg]
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