[PCA] EVENT: Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson "Growing an Ark: The Expanding Role of Botanic Gardens in Plant Conservation" (Houston, TX)

[Kwong, Olivia]

Mercer Botanic Gardens Presents Distinguished Lecture: Growing an Ark
Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson presents his lecture "Growing an Ark: The Expanding
Role of Botanic Gardens in Plant Conservation" on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6:30
p.m. at  the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS), 5555 Hermann Park
Dr., Houston 77030.

The lecture is part of a series presented by Harris County Precinct 4 and
The Mercer Society (TMS) in partnership with the HMNS in celebration of
Mercer's 40th anniversary. The series is made possible through generous
support from Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Kava King Products.

The lecture will showcase significant contributions of botanic gardens
around the world and how they help the global plant conservation movement.

A leader in the international botanic garden community for the past two
decades, Jackson has helped establish botanic gardens all over the world
and helped develop and implement the Global Strategy for Plant
Conservation, which the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity adopted in
2002.

He has also served as chair of the Global Partnership for Plant
Conservation since 2004. He currently serves as professor of botany at
Washington University in St. Louis and as director of the Missouri
Botanical Garden. Through the efforts of conservationists such as Jackson,
more than 3,000 botanic gardens exist in 175 countries and territories.

Reservations are required and can be made directly through HMNS by calling
713-639-4629 or visiting www.hmns.org/lectures. Individual lecture tickets
are $12 for TMS members and $18 for non-members. Ask HMNS about possible
discounts available for members of nature organizations. To learn more
about becoming a TMS member, visit themercersociety.org.
Free transportation to and from the lecture is available to senior adults
50 years and better using Harris County Precinct 4 buses departing from
Mercer Botanic Gardens. Seating is limited and reservations are required on
a first-come, first-served basis by calling 281-443-8731.
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