University of Arizona (Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research)

The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) at the University of Arizona will re-house 100,000 specimens that are currently stored in a facility that lacks basic environmental and safety controls. Tree rings are natural recorders of environmental change over time. LTRR will re-house the specimen in archival-quality boxes, inventory the specimens, integrate them into LTRR's online collections database and transfer them to the archival storage facility on campus. Resolving the stewardship and access issues related to this subset of LTRR's collection contributes to the LTRR's commitment to the management of these irreplaceable resources while also making the specimens more accessible for research.