Adkins Arboretum Ltd

COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS CONGRESSIONALLY DELEGATED

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

ADKINS ARBORETUM WILL IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF ITS COLLECTIONS DATA AND REACH A BROADER PUBLIC AUDIENCE BY EXPANDING THE DEPTH OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT ITS LIVING COLLECTIONS. THE ARBORETUM WILL REFINE PROTOCOLS FOR MAINTAINING ITS NEW OPEN SOURCE LIVING COLLECTIONS DATABASE, ADD A PROCESS FOR RESURVEYING THE COLLECTIONS, AND CREATE A COLLECTIONS MANUAL AS A SHAREABLE RESOURCE AND REFERENCE FOR STAFF. THE DATABASE WILL INCLUDE PLANT-ANIMAL INTERACTION INFORMATION, WHICH WILL ALLOW STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOP PROGRAM CONTENT AND SERVE AS A GREATER RESOURCE TO THE PUBLIC.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

"ADKINS ARBORETUM WILL UPGRADE ITS LIVING COLLECTIONS DATABASE TO A MORE USER-FRIENDLY, FIELD-EDITABLE ONLINE DATABASE, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS), AND WEB MAPPING PLATFORM FOR BROADER PUBLIC ACCESS, BETTER ACCURACY, AND IMPROVED IN-HOUSE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT. AS MORE PLANT SPECIES ARE MAPPED AND CAN BE LOCATED IN THE DATABASE, THE LIVING COLLECTIONS AS A WHOLE WILL BENEFIT FROM BETTER INFORMED LAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP PRESERVE THE HABITATS AND BOTANICAL DIVERSITY OF THE ARBORETUM. ENHANCING THE DATABASE WILL BENEFIT VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, STAFF, AND RESEARCHERS IN BOTH THE DEPTH OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND THE EASE OF ACCESSING THE LIVING COLLECTIONS INFORMATION."