Denver Botanic Gardens

The Denver Botanic Gardens will improve the care and management of its herbarium collections by purchasing and installing a new mechanical-assist carriage system, 32 herbarium cases, and specimen containers; rehousing its fungi specimens in bin boxes; consolidating and updating the arrangement of the plant collection according to robust modern nomenclature; and databasing 13,000 imaged plant specimens. The new carriage system will provide more appropriate storage and greater physical access for researchers, museum staff, students, and volunteers, ensuring that the active rate of collecting and biodiversity research continues. Databasing will allow for improved management and greater virtual access for a worldwide research community.