Botanic Garden Hosts ¡Celebramos! During Hispanic Heritage Month
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden invites guests to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 during ¡Celebramos!, a series of events in the Garden celebrating Hispanic culture.
Public Invited to Final Master Plan Committee Meeting
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas (FWBG|BRIT) invites public participation in the final Master Plan Committee meeting Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to noon.
NSF Awards Nearly $1M for Plant Digitization
The National Science Foundation recently awarded the Botanical Research Institute of Texas and the California Botanic Garden nearly $1 million to support the digitization and linking of plant specimens and other archival materials.
Oldest Major Botanic Garden in Texas Launches Master Planning Effort
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas announced today the launch of a multi-stakeholder Master Planning Committee and the selection of Dallas-based landscape architecture firm Studio Outside to design a comprehensive master plan to inform the direction and priorities for the next 20 years of infrastructure and facility improvements across the 120-acre campus.
Books on Ferns, Lichens and a Pioneering Woman Botanist among BRIT Press New Releases
New titles from BRIT Press introduce readers to plants of the Baja Peninsula, sort through the complexities of fern classification and tell the story of Mary Strong Clemens, an intrepid explorer and botanist of the early 20th century.
¡Celebramos! A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage in Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas (FWBG|BRIT) invites guests to ¡Celebramos! A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage, from Sept. 15 through Nov. 7, including artistic performances and exhibitions, dining and shopping opportunities, movie showings and Dia de los Muertos commemorations.
Half of all Plants have Never been Photographed in the Wild
FORT WORTH, Texas (July 30, 2021) — A paper published in the journal Nature Plants demonstrates the lack of a global, comprehensive record of plant field photographs and advocates for a centralized repository of field images to preserve and provide access. Jason Best, a Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas researcher, […]
Spring Market in the Garden: Sip, Shop and Socialize
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas (FWBG|BRIT) invites visitors to the inaugural “Spring Market in the Garden” May 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event offered throughout the combined campus includes the annual Spring Sip and Shop, a new Tea and Coffee Festival, and a free Afternoon in the Garden (12 p.m. – 2 p.m.).
