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National Tropical Botanical Garden

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The mission of the National Tropical Botanical Garden is to enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems, and cultural heritage.

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ICYMI: Hawaii Public Radio's Catherine Cruz interview with our Breadfruit Institute staff about the role of #breadfruit in community forests, food security, and its long history as a treasured crop in #Hawaii, the Pacific, and beyond. hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversati…

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Here are a few new pics of our awesome Breadfruit Institute team. They bring knowledge and expertise from Hawaii, Fiji, Brazil, and beyond to help preserve and advocate for the use of this incredible crop. Listen to a recent HPR interview here: hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversati…

Here are a few new pics of our awesome Breadfruit Institute team. They bring knowledge and expertise from Hawaii, Fiji, Brazil, and beyond to help preserve and advocate for the use of this incredible crop. Listen to a recent HPR interview here: hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversati…
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We spoke with environmental journalist and author Zoë Schlanger about her book The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth. Read the interview on our NTBG Stories page: ntbg.org/stories/the-li…

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We are now accepting applications for our Environmental Journalism Program offered May 11-17 on Kauai (Hawaii). Ideal for journalists covering science, environment, climate, etc who want to improve their understanding of the vital role of plants. Apply at: ntbg.org/news/ntbg-envi…

We are now accepting applications for our Environmental Journalism Program offered May 11-17 on Kauai (Hawaii). Ideal for journalists covering science, environment, climate, etc who want to improve their understanding of the vital role of plants. Apply at: ntbg.org/news/ntbg-envi…
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Hosting Makahiki at our Kahanu Garden on #Maui is our most important community event, connecting people and culture to place. Ua kōkua a kākoʻo maila nā limahana o Ala Kukui, Kahanu Gardens...Read the full story in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (and English): kawaiola.news/moomeheu/ka-ah… #Hawaiian

Hosting Makahiki at our Kahanu Garden on #Maui is our most important community event, connecting people and culture to place. Ua kōkua a kākoʻo maila nā limahana o Ala Kukui, Kahanu Gardens...Read the full story in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (and English):  kawaiola.news/moomeheu/ka-ah… #Hawaiian
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Kalo (taro) is now #Hawaii's official state plant. Kauai Now looks at the importance of this treasured heritage crop with a focus on our own Limahuli Garden on #Kauai. kauainownews.com/2025/02/09/kal…

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From the seed bank to the fern lab, in the garden, the board room, and in the field, women are leading our efforts to enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems, and cultural heritage. #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

From the seed bank to the fern lab, in the garden, the board room, and in the field, women are leading our efforts to enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems, and cultural heritage. #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
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Botany One interviews NTBG's Dr. Dustin Wolkis, a passionate advocate for seed conservation working in one of the most biodiverse and endangered islands. botany.one/2025/03/dustin…

Botany One interviews NTBG's Dr. Dustin Wolkis, a passionate advocate for seed conservation working in one of the most biodiverse and endangered islands. botany.one/2025/03/dustin…
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We're part of a hui (group) working to restore one of the world's rarest coastal plants, a species our botanists discovered on a small rocky outcropping off Kaho'olawe in 1992, called Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa. Learn about our collaborative conservation: kapalupaluokanaloa.org

We're part of a hui (group) working to restore one of the world's rarest coastal plants, a species our botanists discovered on a small rocky outcropping off Kaho'olawe in 1992, called Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa. Learn about our collaborative conservation: kapalupaluokanaloa.org
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Celebrate Earth Month, Native #Hawaiian Plant Month and the Year of Our Community Forests with #books about native plants and conservation. via HONOLULU Magazine #amreading about #plants honolulumagazine.com/conservation-b…

Celebrate Earth Month, Native #Hawaiian Plant Month and the Year of Our Community Forests with #books about native plants and conservation. via <a href="/honolulumag/">HONOLULU Magazine</a>  #amreading about #plants honolulumagazine.com/conservation-b…
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US Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Senator Mazie Hirono designating April 2025 as National Native Plant Month to recognize the importance of native plants to environmental #conservation and restoration, and in supporting a #diversity of wildlife. kauainownews.com/2025/04/07/sen…

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Well-timed for #EarthDay2025: a nice profile of one of our recent interns doing endangered plant conservation work in our seed laboratory and seedbank on #Kauai news.willamette.edu/library/2025/0… via Willamette University

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If you'll be on #Kauai Sat. May 3rd, join us for an ʻUlu Agroforestry Workshop hosted by our Breadfruit Institute in partnership with the #Hawaii ʻUlu Cooperative in Kalaheo. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/kauai-ulu

If you'll be on #Kauai Sat. May 3rd, join us for an ʻUlu Agroforestry Workshop hosted by our Breadfruit Institute in partnership with the #Hawaii ʻUlu Cooperative in Kalaheo. Learn more and register here: tinyurl.com/kauai-ulu
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There's no better way to celebrate #EarthDay than by connecting with plants and growing, harvesting, and enjoying food you have grown yourself. Read more about how we are fostering relationships with plants and our planet: ntbg.org/stories/growin… #EarthDay2025

There's no better way to celebrate #EarthDay than by connecting with plants and growing, harvesting, and enjoying food you have grown yourself. Read more about how we are fostering relationships with plants and our planet: ntbg.org/stories/growin… #EarthDay2025
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#Glutenfree folks will appreciate this interview with Dr. Diane Ragone, director emeritus of NTBG's Breadfruit Institute. Here she talks about the delicious ways to enjoy this gluten-free versatile tropical fruit. nongluten.substack.com/p/nongluten-00…

#Glutenfree folks will appreciate this interview with Dr. Diane Ragone, director emeritus of NTBG's Breadfruit Institute. Here she talks about the delicious ways to enjoy this gluten-free versatile tropical fruit. nongluten.substack.com/p/nongluten-00…
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Congratulations to CPC's 2025 Star Award winner - Dr. Dustin Wolkis, the Scientific Curator of Seed Conservation with National Tropical Botanical Garden (National Tropical Botanical Garden). 🔗 Watch Dustin's Star Award video & meet our past winners here: SavePlants.org/about-us/cpc-s… #SavePlantsFromExtinction

Congratulations to CPC's 2025 Star Award winner - Dr. Dustin Wolkis, the Scientific Curator of Seed Conservation with National Tropical Botanical Garden (<a href="/NTBG/">National Tropical Botanical Garden</a>). 

🔗 Watch Dustin's Star Award video &amp; meet our past winners here: SavePlants.org/about-us/cpc-s…

#SavePlantsFromExtinction