Meet the author who “puts the dolce in the vita” as she presents Italian brunch favorites, each telling a story of time-honored ingredients and craft. Annette will captivate you with her personal story; how she transformed an ancient Tuscan fortress into a beautiful home and retreat. It’s… Read More
The Garden is hiring for seasonal positions during Garden Lights, Holiday Nights in Special Events and Longleaf Restaurant. Join us during the most wonderful time of the year! The job fair will take place in Mershon Hall. Parking will be validated. Candidates are highly encouraged to apply online before… Read More
Simone Lim-Hing | Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Georgia | Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. | Location: Mershon Hall + Facebook Live | Navigating Forest Health in a Changing World Speaker Bio: Simone Lim-Hing earned a PhD from the University of Georgia Department of Plant Biology and… Read More
Héctor E. Pérez | Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida | Thursday, April 25, 6 p.m. | Location: Mershon Hall + Facebook Live | Are Today’s Seeds Ready for the Climate Challenges of Tomorrow? Speaker Bio: Héctor E. Pérez earned an M.S. in Horticultural Science from the University… Read More
The Garden is hiring on-the-spot at a job fair seeking part-time special events bartenders and special events associates for Garden Lights 2023-24. Each position pays $15 per hour, plus tips. The job fair will be located inside Mershon Hall. Complete an application in advance of the event. Read More
Description of Presentation: This talk is about how we wove and polished the illustrated storybook An Adventure of Wounaan Children and Many Birds with the biocultural team of the Wounaan National Congress and the Foundation for the Development of Wounaan People. Wounaan are an Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia… Read More
This presentation discusses how Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila provides us with an invaluable opportunity to investigate the origins of life and deepen our understanding of Earth’s evolutionary history. Its unique geological features, diverse ecosystem and ancient microbial life make it a captivating location for scientific research. By preserving and studying this… Read More
This presentation underscores the significance of ongoing efforts in Colombia by research botanist Tatiana Arias from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens to safeguard orchid diversity, unravel the mysteries of orchid species-rich groups with high endemism in the northern Andes, and empower communities for conservation through sustainable practices. She uses a combination… Read More
While all organisms modify their environment, humans have transformed the biosphere to the extent that we are living in a new geologic era – the Anthropocene. Collectively our activities are not only changing climates, but we are transforming energy and biogeochemical flows, coopting primary productivity, and changing land and ocean… Read More
The Coastal Plain of the Southeastern United States is among the world’s top biodiversity hotspots of great conservation concern. It houses a large diversity of habitats and plant species, many of which are endemic and occur nowhere else in the world- yet so many of these habitats are largely gone… Read More
