[PCA] NEWS: An online community of plants tells many stories (PlantCollections project)
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Feb 28 15:43:29 CST 2008
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
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