How to Create a Moist Chamber Culture to View the Biodiversity Growing on Live Tree Bark

Research Team

Red and orange heads on black stalks of slime mold Comatricha nigra

Botany Stories

The mysteries of Myxomycetes: Six scintillating facts about slime molds

Don’t ever believe you’ve got nature figured out. Case in point: Myxomycetes or plasmodial slime molds. Here are six fascinating facts from a recent article by BRIT Research Associate Harold Keller that will make you question what you think you know about life on this planet.

BRIT Staff October 31, 2024

Eclipse in the Garden: Recapping Community Science Involvement

Last updated 19 April 2024 History of Eclipses Eclipses have captivated humanity for millennia, with records of their observation and prediction stretching back thousands of

Ashley Bales April 19, 2024

Biodiversity and Floristics

Goats In The Garden Project

The Texas Native Boardwalk will be grazed by goats for the first time in April 2024 as part of a new land management program at the Garden.

Sebastian Alarcon February 2, 2024

Newsletter

Citizen Science Leads to Discovery of New Wasp Species on Garden Grounds

Many Fort Worth and area residents have explored the Garden for years. They may think they know every corner, every path and every tree. In fact, our own Garden holds many surprises. For example, a new species of gall wasp was recently identified on Garden grounds. The story of the wasp’s discovery has much to tell us about the importance of citizen science, the diversity of life around us and the many mysteries waiting to be uncovered in our own backyards.

BRIT Staff August 3, 2022

Research Projects

The Living Roof

The urban environment is an ecosystem in itself. With this living roof, BRIT is bringing a functional, native Texas ecosystem back into the built environment. Rather than just looking for plants that can survive in hot environments, BRIT asked the question, “What are the environmental parameters of a roof and what are its analog and native environs?”

Brooke Byerley Best, Ph.D. June 7, 2021

Research Resources

Researchers Highlight the Importance of Urban Trees with New Species Discoveries

Researchers at FWBG | BRIT Highlight the Importance of Urban Trees with New Species Discoveries The urban environment is much more diverse than some might

Ashley Bales March 23, 2021