Press to Preserve - in celebration of UARK's 150th Anniversary

Join us in the Walker Community Room at the Fayetteville Public Library to learn about and press local native plants!

This year, UARK is celebrating its 150th anniversary! Join us in celebrating at the Fayetteville Public Library, where you will learn more about what our local herbarium does, volunteer opportunities, and even learn how to make pressed plant specimens of your own!

Herbaria are archives of preserved plant specimens that hold records of Earth’s biodiversity collected over centuries. They allow us to track how plant communities have changed over time and even how habitat quality has changed. For some species that have become extinct, herbarium specimens are our only connection to what they looked like and where they once existed. Fayetteville is home to the state’s largest and oldest herbarium, the University of Arkansas Herbarium (UARK). UARK currently holds about 140,000 specimens, a number that is constantly increasing as botanists continue to document biodiversity. Beyond scientific research, our collections have also inspired students and professors in numerous other disciplines, in addition to members of the public of all ages—for example, UARK has ongoing collaborations with local artists, historians, and anthropologists who are interested in the artistic beauty and cultural significance of our collections!

More details, including information on disability accommodations, is available at https://www.faylib.org/event/14811447.

You may also like the following events from University of Arkansas Herbarium:

• Next month, 6th November, 06:00 pm, UARK Herbarium's 150th Anniversary Dinner in Fayetteville

Also check out other Arts events in Fayetteville.