Join us on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10 AM when we tour the Finger Lakes Herbarium at FLCC with curator, Dr. Bruce Gilman.
We had 16 members attend the Finger Lakes Herbarium tour on Saturday, November 2. Bruce gave us the history of the Finger Lakes Herbarium while he demonstrated the process of preserving, recording and storing all of the species.
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| Bruce explains the VASCULUM |
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| Bruce demonstrating the use and importance of the plant press (which he made) |
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| Preparing specimen for pressing (with Albert's assistance) |
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| getting a snug press |
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| Examples of pressed specimens |
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| It's quite an art to mount specimens |
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| Let's not forget the documenting and recording |
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| Welcome to the Herbarium storage area |
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| Sylvia with a specimen Maya Hobday pressed |