Flora of North America
Most of the contributors to this massive project are working not for the money, but for the glory. “For some of these botanists, this represents their entire life’s work,” Zarucchi said. “We have contributors who have spent 50 years researching willows or mosses, and now their work will finally be published in one place. This is everything for them.”
An electronic version is being published as well, and while you can’t yet carry the complete Flora of North America around on your iPhone, that day will surely come. Meanwhile, check out the project’s website at fna.org. And if you’re asking yourself, “Hey, wait a minute. What about all the other floras around the world? What’s going on with the flora of Pakistan and Madagascar and Ecuador and Nepal? Is anyone working on that?” I have good news for you. It’s all coming together at efloras.com. Get over there and geek out. I know you want to.
But first, make plans to come hear what Jim Zarucchi has to say. He’s one of three speakers participating in this year’s Humboldt Botanical Gardens Foundation Speakers Symposium. You’ll also get to hear from Chris Carley, Supervisory Horticulturist at the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C., who will speak on “Lessons from the Gotelli Collection — Let’s Not Wait Until 2050 to Have this Conversation” This is the oldest and largest curated conifer collection in the United States. And the third person is — well, me. After such intellectual and profound topics, I guess I’ll be the comic relief. And in case you’re wondering what the theme is this year — past symposiums have all had a theme of some sort — it’s Humboldt County. All three of us have roots here of one kind or another. Jim Zarucchi graduated high school here, and Chris Carley is a former Trinidad resident and HBGF volunteer.
It’s all happening at College of the Redwoods in the Forum Theater on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is $25 for members, $15 for students, and $30 for non-members. That fee includes a lunch catered by Roy’s, and something new: a tour of the botanical garden after lunch. Call HBGF at 442-5139 or go to hbgf.org to register. I’ll see you there.
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