Denver Botanic Gardens

The Denver Botanic Gardens will advance work on the long-term care and protection of alpine plants and ecosystems in North America. The team of cross departmental staff will be led by experts in seed conservation, plant conservation science, and scientific data management in collaboration with public garden partners across the country. Project activities will include developing a web portal, increasing conservation seed collections, and managing stored conservation collections. The team will acquire an X-ray machine to conduct a quality assessment of the seed collections currently banked and those collected through this project. Data will be shared with collaborators working in alpine plant conservation and the broader botanic garden community. As a result, the garden will make progress towards the goal of understanding and conserving alpine habitats and plants in North America.