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Other Event: DC Ethnobotanists Monthly Meeting
Saturday, June 23 2007, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Next DC Ethnobotanists Monthly Meeting Saturday, June 23; 3:00 pm Hosted by the United States Botanic Garden
Jamie Whitacre Ethnobotanic Museum Collections from the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico
For the last two years, the Departments of Anthropology and Botany at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History have collaborated on a project entitled "The Ethnobotanical Diversity of the Border Regions of the U.S. and Mexico”. The mission of this project is to preserve the ethnobotanical heritage of the American Southwest and Mexico by re-uniting plant specimens and cultural materials collected by Edward Palmer (1831-1911).
This talk will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the project and explain how museum collections were used to develop the ethnobotany exhibit in the Museum's North Lobby.
------------------------------------------------------- DC Ethnobotanists is a new local group comprised of professionals and students living in the Washington region who are interested in the interactions and relationships between people and plants. Check out our blog for group news and related local events: www.dc-ethnobotanists.blogspot.com
The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) is located on the National Mall at the base of the U.S. Capitol Building. The meeting will be held in the USBG Conservatory classroom (on the left side of the main entrance). Parking in front of the conservatory is free on weekends. Federal Center SW is the nearest Metro station.
