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The Nature Press is
published by:
The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological
Restoration.
© 2007 CCBER,
All rights reserved.
Graphics Design:
Kelly Campbell
Newsletter Editor:
Laurie Hannah
Newsletter Consultant:
Lynn Watson
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A lantern slide (precursor to 35 mm slides) from the Cheadle and Esau botanical collection. This slide prepared in 1955 shows line drawings of
cells and tissues from the Bromeliaceae family. |
A herbarium specimen collected by Vernon I. Cheadle in 1959 in Queensland, Australia.
The specimen is Cordyline stricta in the
Agavaceae family. Cheadle’s research
focused on the anatomical and phylogenetic specialization of water conducting cells
in monocotyledons. |
Continuing a tradition of generosity and visionary contributions to UCSB, the Cheadle family recently gave a significant donation for herbarium specimen cases and a compact storage system for our main herbarium. Their donation will provide matching funds for a National Science Foundation grant proposal we will submit this summer. The vascular plant herbarium houses approximately 100,000 sheets with a strong emphasis on local and ecologically sensitive plant communities. The collection includes materials from coastal wetland habitats in central and southern California, including both coasts of Baja California. In addition, the collection contains over 15,000 oak specimens collected by Cornelius H. Muller from western North America and over 2,500 specimens collected by Vernon Cheadle for his studies on water conducting cells in monocotyledons.
We have had a busy year. We recently launched CCBER’s new website, installed a Native American garden at the new Student Resources Building, began restoration on six acres associated with the San Clemente housing project, and hosted Kids in Nature, an educational outreach program for underserved elementary students in our local area. In collaboration with Sedgwick Reserve, CCBER worked with over 125 underserved 5th grade students from Santa Maria, Santa Ynez, and Los Alamos school districts. The students visited CCBER to learn about pollination, ethnobotany, plant anatomy, bioswales, birds, seeds, and dispersal.
I invite you to read more about these exciting developments and ongoing programs in the News and Events section. |
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