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About the Center for Tropical Plant Conservation

Fairchild's Center for Tropical Plant Conservation is dedicated to conserving tropical plants, driven by the imperative to avoid the extinction of species and their habitats. These activities are measured by the delivery of quantifiable conservation benefits to Fairchild's priority geographic investment regions (South Florida, Caribbean, oceanic islands, tropical Africa, and Madagascar) and plant groups (palms, cycads, tropical fruit and tropical trees). These have been selected because of conservation need, institutional expertise and history. Main activities include field exploration of important plant areas, conservation assessments, species recovery and direct support to in-situ conservation.

We invite you to learn more about our work by clicking the links to our current major program areas under "Center for Tropical Plant Conservation" on the left side of the screen.

Location

Fairchild's Center for Tropical Plant Conservation is located approximately one mile south of the main garden, at 11935 Old Cutler Rd.  To download a (PDF) map, click here.  We are closed to the public, though visits with staff are available by appointment, and volunteers are invited to tour our facilities during volunteer open houses.  

Staff 

Melissa Abdo, MS
Kenneth J. Feeley, PhD
Javier Francisco-Ortega, PhD
Nancy Korber, MLS, MBA
Carl Lewis, PhD
Hong Liu, PhD
Joyce Maschinski, PhD
Beth Milne, BA
Jennifer Possley, MS
Devon Powell, BA
Eric Bishop von Wettberg, PhD
Lynka Woodbury, BA
Sam Wright, BS

Graduate Studies

Fairchild's Center for Tropical Plant Conservation has graduate programs leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees awarded by Florida International University or University of Miami. To visit our graduate studies web page, click here.