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2015 Evaluation of The Morton Arboretum Quercus Collection (3.104572)
Date: July 9 2015Creator: Lobdell, Matt
Type: Document
Description:A collections evaluation or audit is defined as the process in which a curator reviews the value of accessions to the institution. The Quercus collection, located on the east side of the Arboretum, is one of The Morton Arboretum’s most valuable and respected collections. Though relatively large, the Quercus collection is still prone to crowding and space needs due to the mature size of the majority of accessions. Performing a collections evaluation at this time was necessary to allow the institution to formally review the value of the Quercus collection, deaccession surplus plants, and strategically plan the acquisition of new plant material.
The goals of this collections evaluation were as follows:
1. Perform necessary maintenance
2. Review all data for the acquisition, collection, and cultivation of Quercus species at The Morton Arboretum
3. Document informal propagation experiments and germination rates for rarely cultivated taxa
4. Document and resolve identification and determination issues
5. Determine which taxa are overrepresented and may be deaccessioned
6. Address taxa of conservation concern and set framework for ex situ collection
7. Identify target taxa to bring collection holdings to a goal of 100 taxa
8. Review current interpretive content and recommend improvements
2. Review all data for the acquisition, collection, and cultivation of Quercus species at The Morton Arboretum
3. Document informal propagation experiments and germination rates for rarely cultivated taxa
4. Document and resolve identification and determination issues
5. Determine which taxa are overrepresented and may be deaccessioned
6. Address taxa of conservation concern and set framework for ex situ collection
7. Identify target taxa to bring collection holdings to a goal of 100 taxa
8. Review current interpretive content and recommend improvements
It is important to distinguish between the Quercus collection, the fixed area on the Arboretum’s east side, and the Quercus holdings, referring to all accessioned Quercus taxa located on the Arboretum’s grounds. Though data for all living and historic Quercus holdings were reviewed in this process, the final goal, referencing interpretive content and improvements, only refers to the Quercus collection proper.
Vegetation of the Northwest Indiana as Mapped by the Public Land Survey 1829-1835 (3.113834)
Date: 2015Creator: McBride, Jenny, Halsey, Sam
Type: Map
Description:A map created in 2006 portraying vegetation of Northwest Indiana from 1829-1835.
Vegetation of the Southwest Michigan as Mapped by the Public Land Survey 1828-1842 (3.113835)
Date: 2015Type: Map
Description:A map created in 2006 portraying vegetation of Southwest Michigan from 1828-1942.
Vegetation of the Southeast Wisconsin as mapped by the Public Land Survey 1833-1836 (3.113836)
Date: 2015Creator: Halsey, Sam
Type: Map
Description:A map created in 2006 portraying vegetation of Southeast Wisconsin from 1833-1836.
Vegetation of the Prairie Peninsula Region of Southern Lake Michigan as Mapped by the Public Land Survey 1829-1835 (3.113837)
Date: 2015Creator: Halsey, Sam, McBride, Jenny
Type: Map
Description:A map created in 2006 portraying vegetation of Prairie Peninsula Region of Southern Lake Michigan from 1829-1835.
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.1 (3.31556)
Date: April 3 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, April 10 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31557)
Date: April 10 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.2 (3.31558)
Date: April 17 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, April 24 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31559)
Date: April 24 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, May 8 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31561)
Date: May 8 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.4 (3.31562)
Date: May 15 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, May 22 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31563)
Date: May 22 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.5 (3.31564)
Date: May 29 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, June 05 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31565)
Date: June 5 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.6 (3.31566)
Date: June 12 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, June 19 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31567)
Date: June 19 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.7 (3.31568)
Date: June 26 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, July 02 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31569)
Date: July 2 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.8 (3.31570)
Date: July 10 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.9 (3.31572)
Date: July 24 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, July 31 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31573)
Date: July 31 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.10 (3.31574)
Date: August 7 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report: 2015, August 14 Growing Degree Day issue (3.31575)
Date: August 14 2015Type: Serial
Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2015.11 (3.31576)
Date: August 21 2015Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Serial
Celebrating the 10th Birthday of the Children's Garden at The Morton Arboretum (3.31583)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
What do you love about the Children's Garden? (3.31584)
Date: September 3 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at The Morton Arboretum, June 25-27, 2015, timelapse (3.31585)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Illumination, Winter 2015-2016, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Symphony Woods - long (3.31586)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Plant Health Care Report: Growing Degree Day Issue (3.31587)
Date: August 28 2015Type: Serial
Illumination, Winter 2015-2016, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Symphony Woods - short (3.31589)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Nature Connects, July 17-November 1, 2015, promotional video (3.31592)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Nature Connects Map (3.31593)
Date: 2015Type: Map
Description:A visitor map of the locations of all 13 LEGO sculptures of the Nature Connects: Art with LEGO Bricks by Sean Kenney exhibit.
Tails on the Trails, May 9, 2015, trailer (3.31594)
Date: 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video