The work of NTBG’s seed bank and lab to help conserve Hawaii’s rare plants for the future is regularly featured in the media. Browse some examples below and our own webpages for more information.
The Bulletin, NTBG, Summer 2023
The ability to store or bank pollen creates the opportunity for conservation practitioners to make controlled crosses between individual plants.
Oryx Blog, November 2023
When a jar of 30-year-old seeds were found in the NTBG herbarium, we were naturally curious as to whether the seeds were still viable.
The Conversation, Hawaii Public Radio, June 2023
Listen to Dustin Wolkis discuss seed banking and the Hawaii Conservation Conference interviewed by Host Catherine Cruz.
Originally Aired on Terra X, December 2022
This German documentary presents people who are dedicated to caring for Hawaii’s unique flora and fauna.
Samara E-Newsletter, September, 2022
Please scroll down to “Stories from the field and lab” to read the article on Lipid Thermal Fingerprinting of Hawaiian Seeds with Curious Storage Behavior.
Samara E-Newsletter, Fall 2017.
This article is located on page 7 of the newsletter.
Determining storage behavior has important implications for seed conservation. The intermediate category includes…
The Verge Photo Essay, June 2017.
The seed bank, on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i, is housed alongside NTBG’s collection of 80,000…
Kauai Traveller Magazine, Fall 2019.
Hawaiians have always revered the yohiya lehua for its exquisite beauty. The beloved tree is a namesake for two lovers, who according to one legend…
Nightingale, Journal Of Data Visualization Society, April 2020.
A fungus is killing the Islands’ most important tree, and conservationists and citizens alike are collecting seeds to save the species…
The Bulletin, NTBG, Autumn 2019.
In the summer of 1989 NTBG’s future Breadfruit Institute Director Dr. Diane Ragone collected seeds from the critically endangered papala (Charpentiera densiflora), at Kahanu Garden on Maui…
Scholastic SuperScience Earth Day 2020 Cool Stem Jobs, April 2020.
Samara, Kew Millennium Seed Bank Newsletter, 2017.
To learn more about our collections browse these pages. Some of our underlying databases are public. Access to the herbarium and library collections in the Juliet Rice Wichman Botanical Research Center for scientific or education purposes can be arranged. See contact information under each collection.
Public tours of NTBGs five gardens can be booked online. The Behind the Scenes tour, South Shore Kauai includes the nursery and botanical research center.
