[PCA] NEWS: An online community of plants tells many stories (PlantCollections project)

[Olivia Kwong]

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=79571

An online community of plants tells many stories
by Shannon Bond
Feb 27, 2008

Want to see global warming in action? Just visit your local botanic 
garden. Some plants are now thriving in places where centuries ago they 
froze.

"For the first time in recorded history, we.re starting to see some 
measurable changes in the environment and the climate around us," said 
Boyce Tankersley, the director of living plant documentation at the 
Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. "Plants respond to those changes."

See the link above for the full article text.

For other information on the project, see the project website: 
http://www.publicgardens.org/plantcollections.aspx