ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christopher Tyrrell
ASPT supports the DUKE Herbarium

As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christopher Tyrrell
ASPT Statement on Ukraine

botanic garden

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Head of Plant, Garden and Landscape Programs - Oak Spring Garden Foundation

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The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (osgf.org) seeks a Head of Plant, Garden and Landscape Programs to envision, plan, budget and manage a portfolio of distinctive, high-quality programs in the sciences, humanities and arts that are focused on plants, gardens and landscapes and that will take place on the Oak Spring estate in northern Virginia.

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Global Genome Initiative for Gardens Internship

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We are seeking applicants for an internship to assist with The Global Genome Initiative (GGI)’s effort to collect plant specimens and preserve genome quality tissues from the flora of Texas, emphasizing living collections in botanical gardens. Internship runs May-August 2019.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 February 2019