Anita Tiller and Suzzanne Chapman, Mercer Botanic Gardens Mercer Botanic Gardens, a Harris County(HC) Precinct 4(P4) Parks facility is susceptible to periodic floods. Rainfall in the drainage basin of Cypress Creek, adjacent to Mercer, ranged from 35-50” during the course of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. As a participating institution for the CPC, Mercer maintains […]
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What did we do about our seedbank when Hurricane Irma was due to hit the entire state of Florida?
James Lange and Jennifer Possley, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden In the event of a hurricane, low elevation and proximity to the coast place Fairchild at high risk, and thus contingency plans must be in place to preserve our ex situ collections. Anticipating severe damage and extended power loss from Hurricane Irma, we took several measures […]
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