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Carpe Plantas! Strategic Actions All Botanic Gardens Can Take to Advance Plant Conservation Kramer
1. Growing botanical capacity in public gardens Andrea Kramer Executive Director Botanic Gardens Conservation International US American Public Gardens Association Annual Conference Atlanta, GA June 5, 2010
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3. Defining botanical capacity What it is: The human, technological and institutional resources that support botanical education, research and management. What it does: guides sustainable use & effective management of the nation’s critical life resources, providing a fundamental understanding of the processes that affect ecosystems, the natural and managed environment, wildlife, and human health and well-being. Research & Application Management & Monitoring Education & Training
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8. 2009 Survey 102 out of 235 non-profit survey takers were from public gardens
12. Classes missing from curriculum * * * * * * * * Nearly 25% of non-profit staff teach university-level courses, and courses they teach match up almost exactly with those most needed. In most cases, a larger proportion of non-profit staff teach these courses than faculty (green asterisks).
21. Get Involved: www.bgci.org/usa/makeyourcollectionscount
22. Acknowledgements and Contacts Andrea Kramer [email_address] Advisory Board: Dr. Patricia DeAngelis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Dr. Kent Holsinger, University of Connecticut; Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Center for Plant Conservation; Rachel Muir, US Geological Survey; Peggy Olwell, Bureau of Land Management; Dr. Kristina Schierenbeck, California State University, Chico; Dr. Larry Stritch, US Forest Service; Dr. Marsh Sundberg, Emporia State University Workshop Participants: Dr. David Burney, National Tropical Botanical Garden; Mary Byrne, Seeds of Success, Bureau of Land Management; Dr. Chris Dionigi, National Invasive Species Council; Dr. Christine Flanagan, U.S. Botanic Garden; Holly Forbes, Univ. of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley; Dr. Kakoli Ghosh, Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.; Dr. Robert Gropp, American Institute of Biological Sciences; Dr. Kay Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden; Dr. Patrick Herendeen, Chicago Botanic Garden; Dr. Kent Holsinger, University of Connecticut and Botanical Society of America; Dr. Tom Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology; Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Center for Plant Conservation; Dr. Susan Kephart, Willamette University; Dr. Andrea Kramer, Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.; Dr. Gary Krupnick, Smithsonian Institution; Olivia Kwong, Plant Conservation Alliance; Dr. Nancy Morin, Flora of North America; Dr. Greg Mueller, Chicago Botanic Garden; Rachel Muir, U.S. Geological Survey; Christopher Mulvaney, Chicago Wilderness; Peggy Olwell, Bureau of Land Management; David Pivorunas, U.S. Forest Service; Dr. Eric Ribbens, Western Illinois University; Nicola Ripley, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens and American Public Gardens Association; Dr. Kristina Schierenbeck, USDA - ARS & California State University, Chico; Dr. Sedonia Sipes, Southern Illinois University; Dr. Larry Stritch, U.S. Forest Service; Dr. Marshall Sundberg, Emporia State University; Dr. Bruce Young, NatureServe; Dr. Barbara Zorn-Arnold, Chicago Botanic Garden Project Staff: Dr. Kay Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden, Dr. Andrea Kramer, Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S., Dr. Barbara Zorn-Arnold, Chicago Botanic Garden
Editor's Notes
Clearly urgent timeline for action, and public gardens have a significant role to play. Understanding the landscape of botanical capacity can help inform how gardens chart their future work so they can more strategically and actively fill critical gaps in the future.
Use as segway to say that without interest understanding and appreciation we won’t have any support for botanical capacity. May be better to put this at the end.