# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-08:00)
- **Event Description**: Please note the change from the first to the second Thursday this month only.

The University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum holds the largest collection of Pacific Northwest vascular plant specimens.  This collection was built through nearly 150 years of plant collecting throughout the region. These specimens have been and continue to support a wide range of activities including the description of new species, the discovery and documentation of rare plant populations, the arrival and spread of invasive species, potential climate change impacts on native plants, and the production of multiple floras providing identification keys to and descriptions of the region's vascular plant diversity.  In this presentation, Herbarium Collections Manager and Research Botanist, David Giblin will provide an overview of the Herbarium's  field- and collections-based activities over the past 25 years.

David Giblin is Collections Manager and Research Botanist at the University of Washington Herbarium of the Burke Museum. David's research focuses on the distribution and diversity of the Pacific Northwest vascular plant flora, for which he has conducted extensive field work throughout the region. He manages the Plants of Washington Image Gallery, Washington Flora Checklist, and Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria online databases.  He is lead editor and co-author for Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd edition, co-author of wildflower guides to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades national parks, co-creator of the Washington Wildflowers identification app, and Taxon Editor of several families for the Flora of North America Project.

Thursday Nov. 12, 2026, 7:00 PM  
The Mountaineers, Cascade Room, 7700 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle

Program will be in-person & live streamed via Zoom. For information on how to sign up for Zoom, please contact our event web page: 

https://www.wnps.org/cps-events/exploring-pacific-northwest-vascular-plant-flora    

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 

Stewart Wechsler, our Botanist Fellow, will host a plant ID workshops prior to this program at 6:30 PM. In addition to any plant samples the chapter botanists bring, attendees are welcome to bring in plant samples for identification.

Public invited, admission is free, donations appreciated
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kirkland/25-years-of-exploring-the-pacific-northwest-vascular-plant-flora-at-the-uw-herbarium/200030774022053
- **Event Categories**: workshops, virtual, art, literary-art, webinar, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Kirkland
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Mountaineers
- **lat**: 47.685171300464
- **long**: -122.26406596357
- **full address**: The Mountaineers, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-3996, United States, Kirkland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium being held?
  - **A:** 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium takes place on Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Mountaineers, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-3996, United States, Kirkland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium?
  - **A:** 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium is organized by Washington Native Plant Society, Central Puget Sound Chapter.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Washington Native Plant Society, Central Puget Sound Chapter's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Washington Native Plant Society, Central Puget Sound Chapter a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Washington Native Plant Society, Central Puget Sound Chapter has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kirkland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 25 years of exploring the Pacific Northwest Vascular Plant Flora at the UW Herbarium sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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