Research Lecture Series

“Effects of Climate Change on Public Health” A  Hybrid Lunchtime Lecture by Dr. John Pipoly Has your asthma or hay fever seemed worse lately? Thanks to herbarium studies, we now know that alder, blackberry, sycamore, oaks, elms ragweed and grasses have increased their pollen grain production by 50% due to changes in climate! Did you […]

“Urban Forest Benefits and Values” A  presentation from the students at Texas Christian University The Texas Christian University Department of Environmental and Sustainable Sciences has joined forces with the Fort Worth Botanic Garden this spring for an on-site Service Learning in Environmental Science and Sustainability (ENSC 40970) collaboration. The class, composed of undergraduate Environmental Science […]

“From local dispersal to postglacial movement: an integrative multiscale approach” A  Hybrid Lunchtime Lecture by Dr. Antonio R. Castilla Plants, unlike animals, don’t move in the traditional sense. Yet, they possess a distinct form of mobility through gene dispersal processes like pollination and seed dispersal. These processes operate across various spatial scales, revealing a nuanced […]

“Hexalectris Orchids in Texas: A Special Citizens’ Science Project” A  presentation from Stephanie Varnum Hexalectris orchids are uncommon to extremely rare species of mycoheterotrophic orchids found in limited and potentially endangered ecological areas.  In 2004 several Texas Master Naturalists from the North Texas Chapter began assisting a University of Dallas biology professor, Dr. Marcy Brown-Marsden, […]