Kay Havens
@kayrihavens.bsky.social
Botanist, conservationist, and garden lover. Partial to rare plants, native thistles, travel, and dogs.
Native seeds keep me hopeful!
#NativePlants provide the foundation for environments to support #pollinators, butterflies, birds, and other life above and below ground.
However, the supply of #NativeSeeds to restore and conserve ecosystems often falls short of demand.
Learn more: ow.ly/hyPJ50VY4n2
However, the supply of #NativeSeeds to restore and conserve ecosystems often falls short of demand.
Learn more: ow.ly/hyPJ50VY4n2
May 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Native seeds keep me hopeful!
So enjoyed participating in this NASEM Climate Conversation!
Native seeds are the foundation of #biodiversity and #climateresilience — but we’re not producing enough. To meet growing restoration needs, we need stronger #nativeseed systems and community-led action. The future starts with the seeds we protect today. buff.ly/igIBI0g
Native Seeds: The Roots of Thriving Ecosystems
Native seeds are essential for maintaining healthy local ecosystems, sustaining biodiversity, and supporting wildlife, though climate change presents new challenges for their use in restoration.…
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May 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So enjoyed participating in this NASEM Climate Conversation!
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods are a little slice of paradise right now…come enjoy the spring wildflower show!
April 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods are a little slice of paradise right now…come enjoy the spring wildflower show!
This was such a fun project and we hope it will change how this imperiled species is managed…we can do better!
🌱Join us to explore the newly published paper “Using pedigree tracking of the ex situ metacollection of Amorphophallus titanum (Araceae) to identify challenges to maintaining genetic diversity in the botanical community” by @ogmurrell.bsky.social et al. 1/8
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April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This was such a fun project and we hope it will change how this imperiled species is managed…we can do better!
Not as far along as this time last year, but won’t be long until peak skunk cabbage bloom! #signsofspring
March 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Not as far along as this time last year, but won’t be long until peak skunk cabbage bloom! #signsofspring
Chris Woolridge kicking off a panel discussion at the National Native Seed Conference about the benefits of native seed partnerships
February 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Chris Woolridge kicking off a panel discussion at the National Native Seed Conference about the benefits of native seed partnerships
A few more lovelies
February 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A few more lovelies
The Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show is always a delight during the cold and dreary season!
February 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show is always a delight during the cold and dreary season!
Beautiful day on Kauai…sunrise, a few endangered friends, and sunset. Plus a book prospectus submitted with my wonderful colleagues here!
December 20, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Beautiful day on Kauai…sunrise, a few endangered friends, and sunset. Plus a book prospectus submitted with my wonderful colleagues here!
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods have just been magical the last couple of weeks! Spring is fleeting here…enjoy it while you can!
May 1, 2024 at 9:43 PM
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods have just been magical the last couple of weeks! Spring is fleeting here…enjoy it while you can!
Some lovelies at the Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show!
March 19, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Some lovelies at the Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show!
Beautiful day at the Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show
March 3, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Beautiful day at the Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show
Skunk cabbage in bloom! An early sign of spring!
February 28, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Skunk cabbage in bloom! An early sign of spring!
Another day, another endangered species…status quo here in Hawai’i where so many are hanging on by a thread. But what a view from the National Tropical Botanical Garden as we devise strategies to save some of the world’s rarest plants.
February 13, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Another day, another endangered species…status quo here in Hawai’i where so many are hanging on by a thread. But what a view from the National Tropical Botanical Garden as we devise strategies to save some of the world’s rarest plants.
Enjoying the views off the south shore of Kauai before our working group starts. Got to see a very sleepy endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
February 11, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Enjoying the views off the south shore of Kauai before our working group starts. Got to see a very sleepy endangered Hawaiian monk seal.