Tropical Forest Blog
Since its construction in 2006, our state-of-the-art Tropical Forest Conservatory has undergone major redesigns every three years to showcase the ecology of tropical forest regions around the world. As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our new Tropical Forest exhibit, Phipps staff members are traveling to Panama to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural resources and culture. Follow their adventures!
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Dec 062023Panama Welcomes Phipps
As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our upcoming Tropical Forest exhibit, Adam Haas, Jordyn Melino and Ben Dunigan are traveling to Panama to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots,...
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Feb 272020Birds on the Brain
The story of birds on the islands is not a happy one. Of the original 150 birds or so, over 90 have gone extinct. Of the remaining 44 endemic species, 33 are endangered. A third of these 33 are likely...
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Feb 262020Hiking Through Kōke’e State Park
Sunday is a day of rest, so Adam and I set off for a good hike. Kōke’e State Park is found at one end of the road around Kauai. This incredible forest is diverse and holds some of the native forest that is...
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Feb 262020Touring Limahuli Garden
Limahuli Garden is one of the five gardens in the National Tropical Botanical Garden network. This garden is particularly unique, though, for its representation of a traditional Hawaiian ahupua’a. Today Katie Champlin,...
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Feb 262020Community in Kauai
As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our upcoming Tropical Forest exhibit, Julianna Razryadov and Adam Haas are traveling to Hawaii to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural...
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Feb 252020High Above Kauai
As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our upcoming Tropical Forest exhibit, Julianna Razryadov and Adam Haas are traveling to Hawaii to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural...
