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  • Tropical Forest Congo: The Movie?
    Feb 24
    2015

    Tropical Forest Congo: The Movie?

    By Jordyn Melino, Phipps Exhibit Coordinator

    We are happy to announce that Tropical Forest Congo has opened! The new exhibit reflects years of research, planning, and hard work. Over two thirds of the plant material in this space has been replaced with new plants native or...

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  • Interview with BIA Fellow Anna Johnson
    Feb 05
    2015

    Interview with BIA Fellow Anna Johnson

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    If there is one segment of society that is often misunderstood, it is people who work in science fields. Public perception of scientists tends to lean towards lab coats, crazy hair and beakers full of chemicals, especially in the...

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  • Fairchild Challenge: Plants and Pollinators
    Feb 04
    2015

    Fairchild Challenge: Plants and Pollinators

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    Pollination is a magical process. A plant, through seemingly no will of its own and often with the help of a whole host of unwitting accomplices, is able to orchestrate the ritual by which its pollen is mixed and spread around...

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  • Welcome Adam Haas, Interpretive Specialist!
    Jan 29
    2015

    Welcome Adam Haas, Interpretive Specialist!

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of the Science Education and Research team, Adam Haas! Adam has been a part of Phipps marketing department for three years, and is now working part-time with our department, as...

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  • BIA Fellows Publish Book for Kids
    Jan 28
    2015

    BIA Fellows Publish Book for Kids

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    Phipps has several green roofs; each is, at its core, a pollinator garden filled with beautiful flowers and plants that provide habitat for birds, bees and other critters. They also help us to...

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  • Managing Pests on your Indoor Herbs
    Jan 15
    2015

    Managing Pests on your Indoor Herbs

    By Charity Grimes Bauman, Phipps Community Outreach Coordinator; Gabe Tilove, Adult Education Coordinator

    Winter approaches, plants get moved indoors, and suddenly you find yourself engulfed in plants of all shapes and sizes.  Aside from space, keeping plants indoors isn’t difficult.  Plant growth will slow from reduced...

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