Native seeds keep me hopeful!

So enjoyed participating in this NASEM Climate Conversation!

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods are a little slice of paradise right now…come enjoy the spring wildflower show!

This was such a fun project and we hope it will change how this imperiled species is managed…we can do better!

Not as far along as this time last year, but won’t be long until peak skunk cabbage bloom! #signsofspring

Chris Woolridge kicking off a panel discussion at the National Native Seed Conference about the benefits of native seed partnerships

A few more lovelies

The Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show is always a delight during the cold and dreary season!

Beautiful day on Kauai…sunrise, a few endangered friends, and sunset. Plus a book prospectus submitted with my wonderful colleagues here!

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s McDonald Woods have just been magical the last couple of weeks! Spring is fleeting here…enjoy it while you can!

Some lovelies at the Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show!

Beautiful day at the Chicago Botanic Garden orchid show

Skunk cabbage in bloom! An early sign of spring!

Another day, another endangered species…status quo here in Hawai’i where so many are hanging on by a thread. But what a view from the National Tropical Botanical Garden as we devise strategies to save some of the world’s rarest plants.

Enjoying the views off the south shore of Kauai before our working group starts. Got to see a very sleepy endangered Hawaiian monk seal.