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International Symposium: Revision of Flora Brasiliensis: challenges and opportunitiesKim E. Tripp, Ph.D.
Director of the Botanical Garden
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
718-817-8708, phone
718-817-8591, fax
ktripp at nybg.org, e-mail
For the past 10 years, Kim E. Tripp has been dedicated to the development, management and interpretation to the public of plant collections in botanical gardens. She has extensive experience in planning, planting, and management of diverse landscapes, gardens, and forest environments; including historic landmark sites and gardens, urban spaces, and forest restoration. Her work includes research on conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of rare and endangered conifers; growth and development of trees in managed environments; and evaluation and distribution of plants of promise. She has collected plants in diverse habitats throughout North America (including Mexico), in South America (Chile), Europe, Japan, and western China.
Dr. Tripp has developed internationally recognized educational exhibitions about plants. She teaches and lectures on a broad range of horticultural and botanical subjects, and has published widely in public and professional, horticultural and scientific journals and books. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Cornell University, and her Ph.D. from North Carolina State University - where she also served as Curator of Conifers for the J.C. Raulston Arboretum. She completed her post-doctoral work at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, served as the Director of the Botanic Garden of Smith College, has been Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at The New York Botanical Garden since 1999 and is now Director of the Botanical Garden.
During her tenure at The New York Botanical Garden, Dr. Tripp has been responsible for:
- Planning and completion of the new Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections, a 40,000 square foot state-of-the-art greenhouse facility for propagation and research.
- Landscape restoration and interpretation of the historic Benenson Ornamental Conifers, a 15-acre collection of rare and choice specialty conifers.
- Horticultural rejuvenation and interpretation of the Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum, a 40-acre collection of mature pines, spruces and firs and the Garden's earliest living plant collection.
- Establishing a new program of museum exhibitions and flower shows including The Orchid Show; Momijigari: The Japanese Autumn Garden; Waterlilies and Lotus; The American Woodland Garden; and Victorian Ornamentals.
- Creation of The New York Botanical Garden Forest Management Plan, a plan for managing and preserving the Garden's 50 acre native forest, the last remaining tract of uncut native forest in New York City.
- Leading the development of The New York Botanical Garden Collections Master Plan, a plan for the future development of all of the Garden's distinguished living plant collections: from Alpines to Zauschneria. The plan has been created with a unique approach involving a team of renowned curators and plant professionals assembled from around the world.
- New interpretation and guidebooks for the Garden's collections and exhibitions.
- Expansion and enhancement of Bronx Green-Up, the Garden's community gardening outreach program.
- Planning for a new, water-conserving, Garden-wide irrigation system.
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