Herbarium Library of Alabama A&M University

03/04/24 • 22 min

Master Gardener, Emily Clem, welcomes Lynne Wenineger from Alabama A&M University. The curator of the herbarium at A&M, Lynne talks about the importance of collecting and preserving plants for study in the plant library. From gathering specimens in the field, to pressing, and cataloging, Alabama is the 4th ranked state in the US for biodiversity and several plant species are found nowhere else in the world.

Links:
http://floraofalabama.org/ (Alabama Plant Atlas)
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://www.alcpl.org/

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Links:
http://floraofalabama.org/ (Alabama Plant Atlas)
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://www.alcpl.org/

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Whooping Cranes in North Alabama

Master Gardener, Emily Clem, welcomes Travis Roddy of the International Crane Foundation. They talk about the cranes that winter here in North Alabama, including sandhill cranes and the endangered whooping cranes.

Links:
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://savingcranes.org/ (International Crane Foundation)
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/wheeler (Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge)
https://www.alcpl.org/

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Kate Gribbin, Recreation Manager, along with Hallie Porter, Development Director, and Jennifer Johnson, Master Gardener, highlight the new pollinator gardens of the North Alabama Land Trust. Started in 1987 as a means to keep development off Monte Sano Mountain, the Land Trust now covers 10 counties, 10,000 acres and has 10 nature preserves for education and recreation. With newly planted pollinator gardens at Blevins Gap and Harvest Square, they talk about the Land Trust's role in preserving our natural resources amidst North Alabama's increasing growth and expansion.

Links:
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://www.landtrustnal.org/2023/04/17/northal-native-plants/
https://www.alcpl.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30c0WX-kOHI (pollinator garden at Blevins Gap video)

The Athens-Limestone Public Library has a wide selection of books on native plants.
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