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Preserving for Perpetuity in a Changing World Barbara Thiers William and Lynda Steere Herbarium New York Botanical Garden
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PreservingforPerpetuityinaChangingWorld
BarbaraThiersWilliamand LyndaSteere Herbarium
NewYorkBotanicalGarden
Identity Mission Friends Publicity
SustaininganHerbarium
ExternalFinancialSupport
CharacterizetheCollection
COLLECTIONSMETADATAELEMENTS:• Whatgroups,regions,timeperiodsare
represented?
• Whatresearchvoucheredincollection?
• Howdoesitcomparewithotherregional
orthematiccollections?
“HerbariumXhasthebest/largest/oldest collectionof
algae/bryophytes/fungi/plants inregionY”
MaintainProfessionalStandards:
vSpecimencuration athighestpossiblestandards;pestcontrol,disasterrecoveryprotocolsarticulatedandimplementedworkspaceclean,
vwell-lit,appropriatelyfurnishedandunclutteredClearlydefinedandenforcedrulesconcerninguseoffacilities
vProfessionalstaff• hiredwithtraining(preferred)• Professionaldevelopmentincludedaspartofjob
Identity Mission Friends Publicity
SustaininganHerbarium
External Financial Support
BasicMissionObjectives
Identification
Mounters
Digitization
Filing
ContributetoLargerObjectives
SupportUndergraduate EducationMaximizeusebyresearchers
InformthePublicProvidejobtrainingforIncarceratedCitizens
Identity Mission Friends Publicity
SustaininganHerbarium
ExternalFinancialSupport
AnIdealized,DiversifiedHerbariumBudget InstitutionalFunds(40%)
Govt.grantstoHerbarium(20%)
ResearchGrants(10%)
Privategrants/donations(10%)
Contracts(10%)
In-Kind(5%)
Endowment(5%)
AnIdealized,DiversifiedHerbariumBudget InstitutionalFunds(40%)
Govt.grantstoHerbarium(20%)
ResearchGrants(10%)
Privategrants/donations(10%)
Contracts(10%)
In-Kind(5%)
Endowment(5%)
AnIdealized,DiversifiedHerbariumBudget InstitutionalFunds(40%)
Govt.grantstoHerbarium(20%)
ResearchGrants(10%)
Privategrants/donations(10%)
Contracts(10%)
In-Kind(5%)
Endowment(5%)
AnIdealized,DiversifiedHerbariumBudget InstitutionalFunds(40%)
Govt.grantstoHerbarium(20%)
ResearchGrants(10%)
Privategrants/donations(10%)
Contracts(10%)
In-Kind(5%)
Endowment(5%)
AnIdealized,DiversifiedHerbariumBudget InstitutionalFunds(40%)
Govt.grantstoHerbarium(20%)
ResearchGrants(10%)
Privategrants/donations(10%)
Contracts(10%)
In-Kind(5%)
Endowment(5%)
Identity Mission Friends Publicity
SustaininganHerbarium
ExternalFinancialSupport
Herbaria:613Addedsince1990:60Lostsince 1990:51
Specimens :74,428,000
Addedsince 1990:14,411,000
Lostsince 1990:maybe20,000
Herbariadigitizing :213(35%)Recordsshared:19,781,000(26%)
U.S.Herbaria
OrganizationsforCollectionsProfessionals
Computervisioncrackstheleafcode.Wilfetal.,PNAS2016
Long-termrelationshipsamong
atmosphericCO2,stomata,andintrinsic
wateruseefficiencyinindividualtrees.Miller-Rushingetal.,Amer.J.Bot.2009
ResearchCommunity
Herbariumspecimensrevealthefootprintof
climatechangeonfloweringtrendsacross
north-centralNorthAmerica.Calinger etal.,Ecol.Let.2013
Impactof70yearsurbangrowth
associatedwithheavymetalpollution.RodriguezMartin,etal.2015
NewFriends
OtherNaturalHistoryCollections
Libraries- Here,theDataVisualization LaboratoryattheRockefeller Library,BrownUniv.
Identity Mission Friends Publicity
SustaininganHerbarium
ExternalFinancialSupport
SocialMedia
Publicityatunexpectedvenues– ScienceMeetups
Publicityatunexpectedvenues– othermuseums
Formalpresentation abouttheherbarium
VisitorsviewingAmorphophallus titansatNYBG,July2016
Identity Mission Friends PublicityExternalFinancialSupport
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
