News published: 03 April 2024

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for a training workshop ‘Conducting Ex Situ Gap Analysis for Conservation Metacollections Management‘ from May 7th-9th!

This free virtual workshop will consist of 3 half-day sessions led by members of The Atlanta Botanical Garden, The Morton Arboretum, Montgomery Botanical Center, San Diego Botanical Garden and BGCI-US.

This training workshop is part of an IMLS grant-funded project ‘Growing Metacollections and Strengthening Gardens for a Conservation Consortia Future,’ that includes the development of a gap analysis tool designed for botanic gardens and arboreta managing conservation collections. The workshop will include hands-on training with this gap analysis tool along with practical guidance on managing conservation collections from project contributors.

Visit the event page for full event details and to register.

We look forward to your participation!

Sincerely,

Jean Linsky (jlinsky@atlantabg.org), Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolia Coordinator
Sally Phipps (sphipps@atlantabg.org), Consortium Outreach Coordinator
Amy Byrne (abyrne@mortonarb.org), Global Conservation Consortium for Oak Coordinator
Vanessa Handley (vanessa@montgomerybotanical.org), Global Conservation Consortium for Cycad Coordinator