A Proposal to Rehouse the Collections of the Garrett Herbarium, Utah Museum of Natural History

9710038温德姆加勒特标本馆是犹他州自然历史博物馆的组成部分，是重要的国家和地区系统学资源。它拥有近12万个压榨的植物标本，是犹他州第三大植物标本馆，在全球排名前15%。该标本馆是一个主要的植物学标本储存库，来自多样化和未完全探索的西部山区，它包括一系列历史收藏品和凭证标本，这些收藏品极大地促进了这些收藏品的独特研究价值。然而，有些标本储存在开放的货架上，条件被现代保护标准认为是不可接受的。博物馆服务研究所、犹他州自然历史博物馆、犹他大学和一位私人捐赠者的资金使标本馆工作人员能够解决保护人员发现的一些问题。这个NSF项目将通过提供档案用品和学生人员重新折叠许多标本来进一步推动这一进程。

9710038 Windham The Garrett Herbarium, an integral part of the Utah Museum of Natural History (UMNH), is an important national and regional systematics resource. With nearly 120,000 pressed plant specimens, it is the third largest herbarium in Utah, and it ranks in the top 15% worldwide. The herbarium is a major repository for botanical specimens from the diverse and incompletely-explored Intermountain West, and it includes a series of historic collections and voucher specimens that contribute greatly to the unique research value of the collection. However, there are specimens stored on open shelves under conditions that are considered unacceptable by modern conservation standards. Funds from Institute of Museum Services, the Utah Museum of Natural History, the University of Utah, and a private donor have allowed the herbarium staff to address some of the problems identified by conservators. This NSF project will take this process another step by providing archival supplies and student personnel to re-folder many of the specimens.