Post Tagged with: "tropical plants"

Polygala smallii: Rescuing a Federally Endangered Species

Polygala smallii:  Rescuing a Federally Endangered Species

By Evan Apt ’15Summer intern at Fairchild Botanic Gardeninstagram.com/theysayimapt Hello again. For the past two weeks I have been working with the conservation staff at Fairchild Tropical Garden working to rescue endangered plants from an area that is about to cleared for development. I am happy to announce that after three […]

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July 8, 2014 at 10:23 pmNews

Welcome to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Welcome to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

By Evan Apt ’15 Summer intern at Fairchild Botanic Garden instagram.com/theysayimapt Hello, my name is Evan Apt and I am currently a 4th year student at Ohio University.  This summer I decided it was time to get out and explore some of the possibilities for future employment.  Ive always been fascinated by tropical […]

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July 4, 2014 at 1:00 pmNews

Boaler: A trip to Naples Botanical Garden

Boaler: A trip to Naples Botanical Garden

By Julian Boaler ’14 Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Summer internship at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, FL Hi everyone, This past week I was lucky enough to take a visit to Naples Botanical Garden as part of a field trip that Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden […]

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July 23, 2013 at 9:21 pmNews

Boaler IDs South Florida Plants on Everglades Trip

Boaler IDs South Florida Plants on Everglades Trip

By Julian Boaler ’14 Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Summer internship at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, FL Hey everyone, I was lucky enough to take part in a day-long trip to the Everglades to do a little plant identification while learning about the natural history […]

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July 9, 2013 at 6:33 pmIn Class News

Boaler: My Internship at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden!

Boaler: My Internship at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden!

By Julian Boaler ’14 Environmental and Plant Biology Major, Ohio University Hello everyone! I have been very fortunate to be able to take part in a 10 week internship at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida, for the summer (kudos to Dr. Ballard for setting it up)! I’ve […]

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June 20, 2013 at 3:50 pmNews