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Field Trip: Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History

Posted in Butterflies LIVE! on Dec 12th, 2012

by Grace Chapman, Director of Horticulture, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Although the weather is getting chilly in Richmond, VA, I want to highlight a recent trip to a warmer place. A couple of months ago, I was down in Florida to watch the UF vs. South Carolina game (Go Gators!). While I was there, I [...]

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Lepidoptera = Butterflies

Posted in Education, Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2012

by John Laslett, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Public Relations & Marketing Intern After spending an afternoon listening to him, I can tell you: Jaret Daniels, Ph.D, Head of Programs and Exhibitions at the Florida Museum of Natural History, wants to talk about Lepidoptera. In 2004 the museum opened up the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity. The building was attached [...]