The Denver EcoFlora Project and Teen Volunteers
August 27, 2020
Volunteer Services
This summer I worked with Head Curator of Natural History Collections and Associate Director of Biodiversity Research Jennifer Ackerfield. Knowing of my interest in aquatic ecology, she assigned me
Rare Plant Monitoring
August 25, 2020
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
What will the future hold for the rare and imperiled plants of Colorado? When projections are dire, efforts can be made to protect a species in several ways: • It could be petitioned to be added to
Documenting Macrofungi in the Lemhi Range
August 12, 2020
Research & Conservation
I have, at different times, been a student intern, volunteer and seasonal employee with the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi (DBG) at Denver Botanic Gardens since December 2017. This spring I was
Participate in Plant Conservation Day
May 18, 2020
Stephanie White
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has designated May 18 as Plant Conservation Day. Denver Botanic Gardens participates in many plant conservation initiatives. Our botanists collect
An EcoQuest For You
May 14, 2020
Jennifer Ackerfield
Each month, we send Denver citizens on a “quest” to discover biodiversity in new and different ways through use of iNaturalist, a citizen science app. Participants document the plants, fungi and
Scientific Highlights – Now Online
May 11, 2020
Stephanie White
Before the Gardens temporarily closed its doors to the public in response to COVID-19, scientists finished up a publication highlighting the research, conservation and science outreach we have led
How You Can Engage With Earth Day 2020
April 22, 2020
Jennifer Ackerfield
Earth Day is a day to celebrate the environment. This year is particularly special as it marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Today, just as in 1970, Earth Day participants promote
The Next Generation of Scientists
April 1, 2020
Stephanie White
Denver Botanic Gardens plays a critical role in the research and conservation of plants and their ecosystems. While many of our research and conservation efforts focus on stream sites throughout
Can alpine species “bank” on conservation?
March 12, 2020
Alex Seglias
Imagine having your body frozen and being revived decades later to continue your life in society. Would it be expected that you should easily integrate despite the drastic changes that have taken
Lactarius in the Colorado Rockies
February 27, 2020
Research & Conservation
Mushroom hobbyists and foragers may be familiar with milk-cap mushrooms, a type of fungus named for their fruiting bodies that produce a “milky” or latex-like substance, especially when cut or
Hungry, Hungry Houseplants
February 18, 2020
Jameson Coopman
Few plants have garnered the interest of the home horticulturist as much as the charismatic Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ). We horticulturists here at Denver Botanic Gardens are no exception, and
“Lessons from the Deep: What the Oceans Are Telling Us – and Why It Matters”
February 14, 2020
Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd
Living in Denver, far from any of the world’s oceans, it’s easy to feel disconnected from them. Yet what we do here impacts what happens thousands of miles away. In an effort to link we the landlocked