As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.
Tropical Botany is an intensive course of study in the biology and systematics of tropical plants. The class is largely based on the extensive holdings of tropical vascular plants at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, The Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, University of Miami’s Gifford Arboretum, and the Montgomery Botanical Center.
Below is a course announcement for the Tropical Botany course, an intensive field course in tropical plant systematics, an F.I.U. course that is taught in collaboration with the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Kampong Garden, and Montgomery Botanical Center, in Miami, Florida. (dates for this summer’s course, May 21-June 18, 2017)
See the course announcement for details