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Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium: Adopting Hortis to Manage Botanical Collections

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Blog / “With Hortis, we’re building something lasting. It’s going to help us show executive leadership how much the institution is accomplishing—what we’ve planted, where it is, and why it matters.” – Joe Williams, Curator, Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium Photo: Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium At the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, plants are more than background, […]

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Webinar: A new era for zoo horticulture? Two stories of transformation

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Blog / Webinar: Enhancing Botanical Collection Records, with Curators of Horticulture at Two Leading Zoos Wednesday March 5, 20259:00 am Central Standard Time Register Join us for an engaging webinar featuring Indianapolis Zoo and Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium curators of horticulture Suzie Steele and Joe Williams as they discuss the impact of botanical records on

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Species360 and Botanic Gardens Conservation International Join Forces to Protect Plant Biodiversity

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Blog / Plants and fungi are fundamental to sustaining all life on earth, from the air we breathe, the food we eat, to the medicine we need, yet nearly half of all flowering plant species are threatened with extinction, and 75% of the world’s undescribed plant species are likely to be at risk as well.

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