3/15 ETHNOBOTANY AND MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR GARDENS OF THE SOUTHEAST

ETHNOBOTANY AND MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR GARDENS OF THE SOUTHEAST

Saturday, March 15, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Jennifer Blanchard is the advisor of the undergraduate medicinal plant concentration at Louisiana State University and has developed a new course focused on the native indigenous plants of Louisiana. With over two decades of experience in botanical research and environmental sciences studies, she is enthusiastic about sharing information on the propagation and use of native medicinal plants in the landscape and the value-added benefits these plants provide to human health and the environment. She is a botanist and Instructor of Horticulture in the School of Plant Environmental and Soil Sciences at LSU, and a PhD student with a research focus on the extraction of natural plant products for use in industry. Jennifer has extensive botanical work focused on the native medicinal plants of Louisiana, which extends to the Southeastern region of the U.S. In grad school, she worked under renowned botanist Dr. Charles Allen and as a research botanist for The Pollinator Partnership of North America. Cost for members is $6, and $12 for non-members. This program is sponsored by The Crosby Arboretum Foundation.

Limit: 40 persons

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No Credit Card or Cash refunds for Cancelations, The Crosby Arboretum will issue a gift card as a refund please email s.lowe@msstate.edu.

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