Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden will create three integrated database modules with related web interfaces as Phase II of its efforts to create a modern, comprehensive living collections management system. The Greenhouse Tracking, Gardening Help, and Conservation Management modules will enable staff to improve the care and management of MBG’s living collections; support the increased use of native, at-risk, and wild-sourced plants in MBG’s horticultural displays; increase public engagement with the garden’s living collections; provide enhanced public access to plant and gardening information; and promote habitat restoration and plant conservation within and beyond the St. Louis region. The web applications will be accessible on any desktop computer or mobile device for viewing, searching, and editing data about MBG’s living collections. These tools will support MBG’s habitat restoration efforts at its Shaw Nature Reserve as well as habitat conservation and restoration projects related to endangered plants in other areas.