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 traveled to Hawaii to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural resources and culture. Follow their adventures!

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  Jun 13

  2016

  National Botanical Garden of Cuba

  By Emily Kalnicky, Director of Science Education and Research; Jordyn Melino, Exhibit Coordinator

  We started our day with a visit to the National Botanical Garden, an educational and research-based garden with collections of endemic Cuban plants along with Asian, African and desert collections. In the mid-1960s, Fidel Castro...

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  Jun 12

  2016

  Hello from Havana

  By Emily Kalnicky, Director of Science Education and Research; Jordyn Melino, Exhibit Coordinator

  As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our upcoming Tropical Forest exhibit, Dr. Emily Kalnicky and Jordyn Melino are traveling to Cuba to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural...

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  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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