[PCA] NEWS:

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Sep 2 10:39:37 CDT 2009


http://www.chicagobotanic.org/pr/news/press_releases/PSC_to_open.php

Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center To Open
New facility to serve as international center for plant conservation
research and education

GLENCOE, Ill. (August 26, 2009) -- With a bold goal to "Save the Plants, 
Save the Planet," the Chicago Botanic Garden has scheduled the opening of 
the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center for 
September 23, 2009. The 38,000-square-foot building will serve as a 
laboratory and research facility for the Garden.s staff of 31 full-time 
scientists and research assistants. With interns, graduate students, 
research associates and collaborators also using the facility, nearly 200 
plant scientists will provide leadership on solutions for plant 
conservation problems caused by climate change, habitat loss and 
fragmentation, invasive species and pollution.

See the link above for the full press release text.




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