Posted July 6, 2011 by Jennifer Ramp Neale, Director of Research & Conservation
Are you familiar with Denver Botanic Gardens Research & Conservation department? Have you ever wanted to know more about the type of research we do? We currently have ten staff in our Research & Conservation department with a lot of scientific expertise; we have three PhD and five MS degrees between us. In addition to our core staff, we have seven adjunct researchers collaborating with us on various projects ranging from curating our ethnobotanical collection, to evaluating revegetation practices after removal of invasive species. Our new brown bag series: Re-search the Gardens: Meet Our scientists will provide you with the opportunity to meet the Gardens’ scientists and learn about the great work we do to protect our region’s natural heritage.
The first talk in the series will be held on Wednesday July 13 in the Waring House Great Room from noon – 1 p.m.
The opening talk in the series ‘Conservation genetics at the Gardens: Using DNA to protect our rarest plants,’ will cover how and why we are using DNA to help conserve some of our rarest plants.
For more details on the series visit our website.
Posted May 5, 2011 by Erin Algiere, Former Exhibitions Project Associate
The Gardens and Denver Art Museum Douglas Society present “Unconquered: The Art of Allan Houser, American Master” lecture with W. Jackson Rushing, III, Ph.D on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. A book signing will follow the lecture.
Allan Houser, "Cerillos", 1993. Bronze. Courtesy of Allan Houser, Inc. Photo by: Peter Vitale.
Dr. Rushing is professor of Art History at the University of Oklahoma, and author of Allan Houser: An American Master, the first comprehensive study of the artist’s entire career. Dr. Rushing will speak on Houser and his significant contributions to the field of sculpture and Native American arts, placing Houser’s work in the context within 20th century art.
May 11, 2011, 6:30 p.m. at Denver Botanic Gardens in Mitchell Hall.
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Posted March 11, 2008 by Matt Cole, Director of Education
I saw works by a few of the artists contributing this summer’s Urban Nature exhibit here at Denver Botanic Gardens on York Street just recently. Their work is so striking! Unfortunately, the official announcement of the material is still under wraps so all I can say is “It’s gonna be great! Stay tuned!”
Fortunately, I can say that Rick Darke’s public appearance on April 1st is titled In Your Face: Ethics and Urban Ecology. Both prolific writer and speaker, he seems perfect to set the stage for a conversation here in Denver. The New York Times recently visited his home in Pennsylvania to learn about his world gardening philosophy. According to the article, Mr. Darke said, “A sensible palette takes a global ethic. You never want to do anything potentially damaging to any habitat. But if we are going to keep spaces green around the world, we can’t restrict the garden to plants that existed before anybody touched it.”
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