Infrastructure upgrade and curation of the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration Herbarium at UCSB

位于加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的钱德尔生物多样性和生态恢复中心（chadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration，简称CCBER）将安装一个新的紧凑型存储系统，以容纳其具有历史意义和生物重要性的藻类和植物收藏。这些藏品包括来自加利福尼亚中部海岸的一些最古老的藻类材料，以及来自受威胁和独特栖息地的丰富多样的植物。标本将从已有60年历史的病例中转移到新的储存系统中，该系统将提供更好的可及性和组织性。在转移过程中，将检查每个标本是否损坏，准备新的标签，并纠正错误识别的标本。新的紧凑型存储系统和策展将对大学和更广泛的社区的研究、教学和外展项目产生重要影响。世界各地的科学家和使用CCBER资源的中央海岸的大型环境咨询社区将从增加的可及性和组织中受益。CCBER还将对研究生和本科生进行标本准备、管理和使用方面的培训，并让当地小学生参与以植物和藻类标本为重点的活动。

The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) at the University of California Santa Barbara will install a new compact storage system to house its historically significant and biologically important algae and plant collections. The collections include some of the oldest algal material from the central California coast and a rich diversity of plants from threatened and unique habitats. The specimens will be transferred from the existing 60-year-old cases into the new storage system, which will provide enhanced accessibility and organization. During the transfer, each specimen will be examined for damage, new labels will be prepared, and misidentified specimens will be corrected.The new compact storage system and curation will have important impacts on research, teaching and outreach programs at the university and in the broader community. Scientists worldwide and the large environmental consulting community on the central coast that uses CCBER's resources will benefit from the increased accessibility and organization. CCBER will also train graduate and undergraduate students in specimen preparation, curation, and the use of the collections as well as engaging local elementary students in activities focused on the plant and algae specimens.