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February 20, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is excited to welcome Cal Poly botanist, Dr. Jenn Yost, for a discussion on how California’s plants are shifting their flowering times in response to a warmer or drier world. See how natural history collections allow us to look into the past to see what plants were up to 100 years ago. Find out how you can get involved from home!

Capturing California’s Flowers: Natural History in the Digital Age will be a Zoom talk on Saturday, February 20th from 1 pm – 2 pm. A donation of $5 for SLOBG members and $10 for the public is suggested. Register and learn more at slobg.org.

Dr. Jenn Yost is a faculty member at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California in the Biology department. Jenn is a botanist and director of the Hoover Herbarium, a collection of dried plant specimens.  She teaches general botany, plant taxonomy, and field botany. She is leading a statewide effort to digitize herbarium specimens for the student of flowering time and has spear headed the creation of a new database the CCH2 where anyone can access the data. 

About San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden is celebrating over 30 years of sowing seeds and growing together. The Garden is located at 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. It is spread out on 150 acres in El Chorro Regional Park off Highway 1 between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo. Through its programs and facilities, the Garden fosters an appreciation and understanding of the relationship between people and nature, and encourages a sense of stewardship for the natural environment. To learn more visit slobg.org or the SLO Botanical Garden Facebook page.

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Date:
February 20, 2021
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Website:
slobg.org