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It's a very nice piece about a historical treasure that remains indescribably important (herbaria in general).</div>
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I think we can all help communicate that herbaria are equivalent to libraries of unique and irreplaceable historical collections - none are the same! </div>
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And nearly every specimen has value for untold future analyses and continued building of not just botanical and biodiversity but chronological ecosystem knowledge and trend analyses.</div>
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<b>From:</b> native-plants <native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org> on behalf of De Angelis, Patricia <patricia_deangelis@fws.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 21, 2024 6:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> PCA Listserve <native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [PCA] NEWS: NPR spotlights impending turn-out of the Duke University Herbarium</div>
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<a href="https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/03/18/the-hidden-value-of-herbariums" id="OWA9895e728-f52d-77cf-a98e-1ce3a0e805eb" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/03/18/the-hidden-value-of-herbariums" shash="zNHtnRs0u0pyYYGP9sbcovHFjDjDQhOifrvo306sHeCFdUVKGEHJjY/CjcCswUoWMNQEmBacAMCyK67RU+rYZ71Oaw3OwAXES2ySFnOEUSJ5HtPTe8Zd5hBeXzctLetwL8uZ7b4dXTSeA/A8lGlv0UZeJf2/FjQGsDSD/WRpgJk=" originalsrc="https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/03/18/the-hidden-value-of-herbariums" data-auth="Verified">The
hidden value of herbariums</a> (webpage to podcast recording)</div>
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By WBUR <i>On Point </i>(Boston's NPR)</div>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arnhem, serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(52, 60, 64);">Duke University recently announced plans to close and re-home its century-old herbarium.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arnhem, serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(52, 60, 64);">But with climate change and a looming biodiversity crisis, scientists say these preserved collections of old plants are more important than ever.</span></p>
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For more on this topic, see:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://dukemag.duke.edu/stories/nowhere-grow" id="OWA0dba8787-341f-4adf-30b0-c6bed84b13f1" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://dukemag.duke.edu/stories/nowhere-grow" shash="PN7ivjuIbhkWPcRSXZ/KlG1ctw5qXXg36GfjtaKZYGdqmSW5k5l0h5OcxTo+n+7naPUrKrUF8XOe1tUYGV/tidOkmQN69Bqy+CfmFKUOlFk+iL4jBkPD2X03FRu6SE5M0cKTo6X7SQPcXul9w+9MwX4xbwPwXobU0Ww1+tO9n40=" originalsrc="https://dukemag.duke.edu/stories/nowhere-grow" data-auth="Verified">Nowhere
to Grow</a> (</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">web article;
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dec 2023)</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-university-herbarium-faculty-decision-close-departmental-competition-biology-resources-allege-phytotron" id="OWA33e6a720-3f7f-7fe3-81a1-704c24b32055" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-university-herbarium-faculty-decision-close-departmental-competition-biology-resources-allege-phytotron" shash="YoY9e0xk9AQp9vI9YI8Ckcyg6pzs5a4wVuonKC8hbRiYeWYq5mQ3mECPAOllpMwNA5wZfnQZslgSbO1xxtQjOUW+BAV6pshqteHXhhyZ6zMFUc7zW+CKgBSACYIs9jsyNgUOaYQ8cljo7bit8DYsOPWzfSmreI/Cs/oea9d6MRo=" originalsrc="https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-university-herbarium-faculty-decision-close-departmental-competition-biology-resources-allege-phytotron" data-auth="Verified" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Faculty
allege decision...motivated by departmental competition</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> (web article; February 2024)</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240221-duke-herbarium-closure.html" id="OWA72d88217-713a-4bc3-4afa-8eea4cb14b81" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240221-duke-herbarium-closure.html" shash="R4Pj+9A+V3g9b2YTfyomgrRo/8fTmReEzPUC3r0iyOjhvux7OUUGv3NY9VHUMutrg9Tzq3H3Gxd+NG2Eyi8Z9sD5A1eGEbNDbAfCvOr6LW8V6bwZD47Xq4zcnDX1DJJIjJsSq8UjWf7mlgqv8UHsEb+CCm2jbetzQR1SNNAg59Q=" originalsrc="https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/240221-duke-herbarium-closure.html" data-auth="Verified">AIBS
Calls on Duke University to Reconsider Decision to Close Herbarium</a> (web article; February 2024)</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWil5f3PZUk" id="OWA08632654-a45b-7724-5768-425b3aa40ae1" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWil5f3PZUk" shash="F0aBfsBEnDkix9FYm+oVYAg73Uzkig+ZcA+RsSBaAPTjpjlXoHHxJBGlYAeu2J+OrjWkfI2RnMyaSzK7xY7MAO9oKFk/FWN15/wRzdNjqYWprGbKuUkwOSoYKfipHA+SBvrNFmlfop5QMr23GVr5o54FQJ5HYEinq+IqUyrv4LI=" originalsrc="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWil5f3PZUk" data-auth="Verified">Calls
for Duke University to reconsider herbarium closure</a> (YouTube video; February 2024)</div>
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