Posts Tagged ‘Rocky Mountains’
Aven Nelson: Father of Wyoming Botany and the Yellowstone Expedition
The Father of Wyoming Botany March 24, 1859 Today is the birthday of the American botanist, who specialized in the Rocky Mountains, Aven Nelson. In 1899, Aven led a 14-week botanical expedition through Yellowstone. Aven had hired a student named Leslie Goodding to be the chore boy for $10 per month. The group assembled at…
Read MoreHazel Schmoll: Guardian of the Colorado Blue Columbine
The Colorado State Botanist Today is the anniversary of the death of Colorado State botanist Hazel Schmoll. Hazel was born in a sod cabin in McAlester, Kansas, in 1890. Her family settled in Colorado when she was just two years old. Hazel was the first woman to earn a doctorate in botany from the University…
Read MoreColorado School of Clinical Herbalism: Rooting Out Botanical Secrets
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 17, 2019 On this day, dear readers, a most enchanting adventure begins in the charming town of Lafayette, Colorado. The esteemed Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, that bastion of botanical knowledge, embarks…
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