Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🧪Andrew's PhD research is asking questions about gene flow between endangered Ecuadorian Magnolia plants to improve their reforestation & conservation, & understanding the pollinators that move pollen between trees is a key component. 181
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Species highlight! Earleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis auriculata). Learn more about rare plant monitoring in Illinois at plantsofconcern.org. This video was formulated during a science communication workshop with @science-irl.bsky.social. 242
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Congrats to Pat Herendeen! Pat received the Asa Gray award from the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, given to an individual for outstanding accomplishments pertinent to the goals of the Society. ASPT organized "to foster, encourage & promote education & research in the field of plant taxonomy" 041
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Congratulations to Chicago Botanic Garden postdoctoral researcher Nora Gavin-Smyth, recipient of a 2026 Walder Foundation Biota Award. Her project focuses on Impatiens, which diversified in East Africa with a pattern of closely related, co‑occurring species and rapidly evolving floral forms. 151
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🧪Ever wonder what gingko, elm, and limber pine trees have in common? For us, they are all trees in our bonsai collection with larger conservation stories. 1133
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Today we are celebrating #WorldLakeDay! The Natural Areas team conducts water sampling tests to monitor the health of our Chicago Botanic Garden lakes. Our lakes contain an abundance of life and testing nutrient levels and water clarity informs how we keep the lakes healthy. 121
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionBotanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 25/08/2026BarnebyLives: An R package to create #herbarium specimen labels and clean spreadsheets New in #AppsPlantSci from Reed Benkendorf & Jeremie Fant doi.org/10.1002/aps3... @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social #botany #herbaria #taxonomy #PlantScience 054
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🧪Some plants that are rare in Illinois are much more common in northern states. Why do we protect them in Illinois if they are abundant elsewhere? The Plants of Concern program at the Chicago Botanic Garden monitors populations of rare and endangered plants to help maintain biodiversity in Illinois. 2156
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionAnnals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿 The interface between rare plant management and genetics: conserving Pitcher’s thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) in the Great Lakes region, USA by Noel Pavlovic and co-authors. #freeaccess article 👉 doi.org/rh6r @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social #PlantScience 032
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionOlivia G. Murrell @ogmurrell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Thank you for posting!! So excited for this to be in the special edition 🌱 041
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionAnnals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿 Using pedigree tracking of the ex situ metacollection of Amorphophallus titanum (Araceae) to identify challenges to maintaining genetic diversity in the botanical community by O. Murrell @ogmurrell.bsky.social et al. #freeaccess article 👉 doi.org/pft5 #PlantScience 152
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"What if, instead of feeling pressure to present a pristine lawn, people were encouraged to act together to promote pollinators by planting patches of native flowering plants?" Northwestern and Garden Ph.D. student Libby Shafer is investigating the 'culture of lawns'! 151
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionThe Daily Northwestern @thedailynu.bsky.social · 06/08/20264/ Read more in our new interactive on the plantings and what they mean for the environment. — Reported by Cecilia Luce, Christina Lin and @ryaninevanston.bsky.socialapps.dailynorthwestern.comThis sapling is from California. The Chicago Botanic Garden planted it on campus — and it's survivingQuercus wislizeni, the interior live oak, is not a species normally found in Illinois. The evergreen tree — though resilient to fluctuating temperatures, elevations and... 021
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionThe Daily Northwestern @thedailynu.bsky.social · 06/08/20262/ The planting is part of a Chicago Botanic Garden initiative that brought 13 samples to campus. “The way that we’re thinking about it is, climate change is coming … How do we best prepare here so that we’re ready to conserve species in our region?” said the Garden’s Natalie Love. 131
Reposted by Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & ActionThe Daily Northwestern @thedailynu.bsky.social · 06/08/20261/ Last spring, this California-native interior live oak was planted atop an underground hot water pipe on Northwestern’s campus in hopes that its warmth would prevent the tree’s roots from freezing in the bitter Evanston winter. It worked. 🧵 141
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sometimes the forest asks us to pause. Stop for a moment to watch this timelapse of a 27-hour flowering event unfolding in less than 90 seconds, narrated by PhD candidate Andrew Davies. Learn more about floral thermogenesis in Ecuadorian Magnolia in a recent publication. 010
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation and Action celebrates nature conservation every day, but especially on #WorldNatureConservationDay! Celebrate science at the Chicago Botanic Garden with us! Learn more at the link in our bio. #NatureConservation #SaveOurPlanet 120
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 08/07/2026We are again hosting students at the Chicago Botanic Garden for our 10-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, providing college students with hands-on experience in real-world research. 111
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Congratulations to all the students recognized at the Program in Plant Biology and Conservation graduation celebration! Student research spanned the globe, from urban spaces of the Chicago region and Midwest prairies to Tanzania, the Peruvian Amazon, and the Andes of Ecuador. 131
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 22/06/2026We are kicking off 2026 Pollinator Week with questions from Chicago Botanic Garden field trip visitors! What questions do you have about pollinators? Let us know! #PollinatorWeek #Insects #Pollinators 033
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Congratulations to Rew Kim, a first-year Master’s student in our @chicagobotanic / @northwesternu Plant Biology & Conservation program! 130
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Congratulations to Vic Martinez Mercado, a Ph.D. student in our @chicagobotanic / @northwesternu Plant Biology & Conservation program! Vic received a grant from the American Society of Plant Taxonomists to support her work studying the genome and genetic population structure of Asimina tetramera. 120
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Congratulations to Kelby Anderson, first-year master’s student in our @chicagobotanic / @northwesternu Plant Biology & Conservation Graduate Program, for being awarded the Sue Martin and Myrna Steinkamp Grant from the Colorado Native Plant Society! 141
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Congratulations to Maddie Sadler, a graduate of the @chicagobotanic / @northwesternu Plant Biology & Conservation program! Maddie successfully defended their thesis, “Asteraceae species richness along Minnesota Prairie Corridor: What types of prairies harbor the most diversity?” 120
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The persistence of healthy, genetically diverse native plant populations depends on successful reproduction. But sometimes, our rare and exceptional plant species need an assist! 121
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Congratulations to Evana James, a third year Ph.D. student in our @chicagobotanic / @northwesternu Plant Biology & Conservation Graduate Program, for being awarded the @gcasholarships Corliss Knapp Engle Scholarship in Horticulture. 111
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Oro, one of the corpse flowers (Amorphophallus titanum) in @chicagobotanic’s collection, is currently blooming in the Tropical Greenhouse. It will bloom for between 24 and 36 hours- come check it out while you can! 140
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Congratulations to our graduate, Marne Quigg, for earning her master’s degree from the @ChicagoBotanic/@NorthwesternU Graduate Program in Plant Biology and Conservation! Marne did her research thesis on the restoration of the American Elm, Ulmus americana, with a focus on its genetic structure. 131
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Congratulations to Dr. Rory Schiafo! Rory successfully defended her PhD dissertation, Plant Diversity and Community Assembly in the Restoration of Midwestern Forests, in April. Rory studied woodland restoration, with a particular interest in the impacts of light availability on plant communities. 140
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 20/05/2026🧪🐝 197
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Congratulations to Dr. Elsa Godtfredsen! Elsa successfully defended their dissertation, Identifying the Intersections: New Realities of Plant Phenology, Physiology, and Demography under a Changing Climate, in April. 110
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Congratulations to Libby Shafer, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the @chicagobotanic / @northwesternu Plant Biology & Conservation Graduate program! 161
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The arrival of spring also signals the return of the burn season! If you’ve walked through our woodlands in the past months, you might have noticed (and smelled!) the charred ground and wondered whether this means we will be seeing fewer of our favorite spring plants. 110
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 24/04/2026🧪 Happy Arbor Day! 100
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 17/04/2026🧪 A rare habitat can make for rare seed, and a unique challenge for seed banking and restoration. 153
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 31/03/2026As soon as spring arrives, we’re hit with a flurry of flowers. Some of them are gone as suddenly as they appeared: it’s spring ephemeral madness! 120
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 23/03/2026🧪 Native seed is in high demand and short supply—@chicagobotanic has helped launch the Midwest Native Seed Network to close the gap and help restore prairies, woodlands, and wetlands across the region. 📸 by Jeff Carrion 171
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026🧪 Research on orchids at the garden is almost as diverse as the orchid family itself! There are nearly 30,000 different species of orchids, which require a wide range of pollinators, fungi, and environmental conditions to thrive. 📸 Hannah Ryu, Eli Frank 183
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 10/03/2026🧪 Skunk cabbage sighting‼️ 120
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 03/03/2026🧪 In honor of the @chicagobotanic orchid show, we’re highlighting the important work our scientists do to protect orchid populations year-round! 1103
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🧪 It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and @ChicagoBotanic is on the lookout for potential threats to natural areas. 140
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🧪 Restoration practitioners try their best to get back to a healthy ecosystem resembling what existed pre-disturbance—but what do they do when there is no going back? 📸 by Casey Beidelman, Erin Snyder 262
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🧪 Seeing a blooming Agave oteroi @chicagobotanic may seem unusual, far from its native Oaxaca. 141
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 02/02/2026🧪 February 2nd is World Wetlands Day! Wetlands are areas that are saturated or flooded by water, either seasonally or permanently. They include rivers, marshes, swamps, and our very own Garden lake system. 153
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 30/01/2026🧪 When selecting seeds and plants to use in a habitat restoration, it’s important to think ahead. It doesn’t matter how well those initial plants grow if they don’t reproduce successfully. 170
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 26/01/2026🧪 Growing new plants from seed isn’t as simple as sticking them in soil and crossing your fingers. 2141
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 16/01/2026🧪 That’s not a beehive or a nest– it’s an inflorescence (cluster of flowers) belonging to Artocarpus annulatus, a tree related to jackfruit! 2282
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 09/01/2026🧪 Seeds take quite the journey to get from collection to restoration! 📸 by Jeff Carrion 161
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 31/12/2025🧪 As we approach the new year, @ChicagoBotanic is resolving to rebuild some mussels 💪 1122
Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · 23/12/2025🧪 Things may look pretty dead out in @chicagobotanic’s Dixon Prairie, but they’re far from boring! As you stroll through the prairie, plenty of fascinating variation in the dried vegetation is still on full display. 161