Keeping Up With Conservation: Duke Energy Work Day
On April 9th, staff from Duke Energy worked with the Rare Plant Conservation Program for habitat restoration efforts as part of their Duke Energy in Action Workday to give back […]
Keeping Up With Conservation: Pygmy Fringe Tree
The emergence of Spring can present a cycle of revitalization that often evokes feelings of joy, beauty, and hope. A closer look unveils the result of some of plants’ most […]
Keeping Up With Conservation: Creating an “Ark” for Rare Plants
The Rare Plant Conservation Program curates a collection of Florida’s rare plant species for the purpose of preserving the species as they are being lost to development and declining habitat […]
Keeping Up With Conservation: Mackay Gardens
Education plays a pivotal role in conservation. It can bring the work of thousands of scientists who arduously collect and analyze data to the front door of our communities, where […]
Keeping Up With Conservation: Florida Jointweed
Rare plant conservation involves a great deal of preliminary work. Prior to introducing a new population in the wild, for example, it can take months to study the habitat requirements, […]
Keeping Up with Conservation: Ocklawaha Clasping Warea Project
As part of an ongoing partnership with Duke Energy, Bok Tower Gardens’ Rare Plant Conservation Program has committed a portion of the conservation efforts for Clasping warea, Warea amplexifolia, towards […]
Inspiring Expressions of Gratitude
Article and photos by Elizabeth Elba, Garden Educator, Bok Tower Gardens When I joined Bok Tower Gardens as the Youth Program Educator in March of 2022, I only knew a […]
