We've been hard at work preserving the specimens in our special granite rock outcrop collection. As they are repaired and digitized, they are continuously being loaded into the SERNEC web portal for public access. Take a look for yourself.

All of this has been made possible due to your generous support!  

Thank you!

Thank you for supporting the Emory Herbarium Momentum project. Although we were unable to fully fund this project, your gifts will allow us to repair and digitize the specimens at greatest risk of loss. All of the specimens that we are able to process will be uploaded to the Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) web portal for use in research, education, and for the general public.

Thank you again for all that you have done to help us raise funds for the Emory Herbarium. We hope that you’ll keep in touch! We are open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week. You can always follow us online with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Visit our website for more information or to volunteer at the Emory Herbarium.

Thank you!

Thank you so much for all your generous support for our campaign. Please continue to spread the news and help us make this campaign a home run!

Did you know that the Emory University Herbarium is on Instagram? Besides posting photos of our activities in the herbarium workroom, where students volunteer their time to repair and preserve our special collections of plant specimens, we also feature photos from the field!  > Take a peek

> We’re in the home stretch! Please continue to spread the word.

Time is running out. Act now to save our rare plant collection! There are only seven days left until the end of our fundraising campaign. We have made tremendous progress. Thank you for your incredibly generous support and for sharing news of our mission with your friends and colleagues.

In addition to these rare granite outcrop plants, the Emory Herbarium is also home to many specimens of medicinal plants—some of which come from our beautiful state of Georgia. For example, bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) has a long history of use as a medicine in Native American traditions for warts, respiratory illness, and more. Other plants of the Georgia forests, like Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), were also used in traditional medicine for warts, and compounds extracted from this plant were later developed into the important cancer drug Etoposide!

There is so much that we can learn from nature. On this Earth Day, please show your support to plant research and education by making a donation to the Emory Herbarium today!

Thank you so much for your generous support of our rare plant campaign. Please continue to spread the word and build momentum for our project. We need more contributions to reach our $10,000 goal.   

Your gift will not only help us to repair and preserve rare plants, but also help future generations learn about the changing ecology of threatened ecosystems.  

Thank you again for your support of environmental education and research at the Emory University Herbarium.   

​Also, be sure to check out the article on the Herbarium and our Crowdfunding campaign in the Emory News Center.  

Thank you!

>momentum.emory.edu/SaveRarePlants

The photo below is from a recent trip to South Florida where students collected plant samples for the Emory Herbarium.

We are thankful for your generous support to help save our rare collection of granite outcrop species. Our goal is to prepare this collection for long-term use—as a digital and physical resource for research and education. Some of the oldest herbaria in the world date back nearly five centuries, and our specimens can last just as long, if not longer, with the proper care. In a time of population expansion, climate change, and other shifting environmental factors, there has never been a more critical period to preserve records of threatened ecosystems.

Please continue to spread the word and share your excitement for this important project.

Thank you!

momentum.emory.edu/SaveRarePlants