[MPWG] Next DC Ethnobotanists Monthly Meeting Saturday, June 23, 3:00 pm

[Jamie Whitacre]

Next DC Ethnobotanists Monthly Meeting  
Saturday, June 23; 3:00 pm 
Hosted by the United States Botanic Garden

Jamie Whitacre
Ethnobotanic Museum Collections from the Southwestern
United States and Northern Mexico

For the last two years, the Departments of
Anthropology and Botany at the Smithsonian's Museum of
Natural History have collaborated on a project
entitled "The Ethnobotanical Diversity of the Border
Regions of the U.S. and Mexico”. The mission of this
project is to preserve the ethnobotanical heritage of
the American Southwest and Mexico by re-uniting plant
specimens and cultural materials collected by Edward
Palmer (1831-1911).

This talk will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the
project and explain how museum collections were used
to develop the ethnobotany exhibit in the Museum's
North Lobby.


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DC Ethnobotanists is a new local group comprised of
professionals and students living in the Washington
region who are interested in the interactions and
relationships between people and plants. Check out our
blog for group news and related local events: 
www.dc-ethnobotanists.blogspot.com 

The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) is located on the
National Mall at the base of the U.S. Capitol
Building. The meeting will be held in the USBG
Conservatory classroom (on the left side of the main
entrance). Parking in front of the conservatory is
free on weekends.  Federal Center SW is the nearest
Metro station. 

Please RSVP by phone 202-230-8447 or e-mail
jamie_s_whitacre at yahoo.com




 
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