People Behind The Plants An Evening Of Discovery At The Botanics
From adhesive for sticking lichens on trees to adventures in the land of the crested macaque, dynamic female conservationists are topping the bill for an evening at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) on Wednesday, March 15. Tickets are free but booking is essential to hear Sally Eaton, Hannah Atkins and Sadie Barber tell tales of fundamentals, fun and frustration in the field.
Hosted by Regius Keeper Simon Milne MBE the evening will present an opportunity to hear about the serious issues behind occasionally frivolous headlines: what RBGE scientists and horticulturists do, why they do it and why anyone should care.
From Scotland’s stunning west coast to spectacular Sulawesi there will be an accent on rainforests, RBGE’s world-leading research and conservation and a special working relationship between Science and Horticulture which makes it unique among botanic gardens.
Scientist Sally Eaton has carried a passion for lichens since childhood. Today, her lab is the wild Celtic rainforest. Accompanied by four legged assistant Zebedee, Sally is leading the field in lichen conservation. Her work includes experimenting in translocation – gluing lichens to trees and monitoring their growth - to discover if this is a viable way to extend the range of rare species that are very slow to colonise new sites. This novel work has potentially crucial implications for these
cryptogams so important to our landscape and yet too often overlooked.
Tropical Botanist Hannah Atkins and Horticulturist Sadie Barber regularly undertake expeditions and were most recently in Sulawesi last November. They will explain the importance of these two disciplines working together. With a focus on the exotic Gesneriaceae family, they will tell how fieldwork often results in finding species that are new to science – and what happens along the way.
With other speakers and an accompanying display area, the event starts at 6pm and tickets can be booked through
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