grand opening - Botanical Research Institute Of Texas

a publication of the botanical research institute of texas
volume 22, no. 2, 2011
volume 22 no 2
grand opening
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Director’s Note
The BRIT Building is
Open for Business!
The task to make this building speak
to and be of interest to the public falls
on all of our shoulders here at BRIT,
from administration on down. And
BRIT staff are remarkably flexible
and publically oriented, and all of us
recognize the importance of community
outreach. The burden naturally falls,
most heavily, on the shoulders of the
folks in education and advancement
and, obviously, Public Programs. These
folks will bear the brunt of making this
happen, and they need all of the rest of
us at BRIT to support them.
Our building will make our job to
achieve the mission of BRIT easier in
the sense that it is a great vehicle to
get people to visit, and the building
itself is an education tool, as is the
landscape that surrounds it. The
Research and Collections programs
are still the heart of the organization,
and we need to make sure that we
interpret the interesting and exciting
things we are doing in Peru, and other
places where we are working in the
field, in a way that is understandable
and captures the attention of our
public. This means exhibits, lectures,
and botanizing in the prairie that is
being created in our backyard. We will
be able to teach ecology and vegetative
succession there and on our living roof
and in and around our retention pond
and rain gardens that usher people
through the parking lot to the front
entry of the building.
Our education programs, including
the new BRIT SEED School that was
funded by a very generous grant
from the Rainwater Foundation, will
welcome children, schools, retirement
homes, and everyone else and
present programs that will not only be
educational but enjoyable. Having a
public facility like this is new to all of us
after all of those years in our beloved
old warehouse buildings in downtown
Fort Worth. And the journey to this
building was neither easy nor quick, but
it sure was worth it.
So now that we are open for business,
I hope you will visit us and allow us to
host you in this grand new facility.
table of contents
Bitterweed (Helenium amarum)
5
Bella Enchants at Storytime
15
Is the Jamaican Iguana on the South Beach Diet?
6
Apples and Orchards: Conservation Begins at Home
18
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Look! Here in My Book! It’s a Leaf! It’s a Flower!
(It’s a Herbarium!)
International Plant Panel Converges at
BRIT Grand Opening
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BRIT Presses Onward!
10
Becoming a BRIT Ambassador
Benefits Volunteers, Visitors
20
Celebration Honors John Carter,
Raises Bar for Conservation Worldwide
12
BRIT Puts the WOW in Wine Event
22
A Truly Grand Opening
14
BRIT’s First Public Event Hits Just the Right Note
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BRIT Donors
volume 22 no 2
Our world
changed
dramatically
on May 21,
2011, when we
opened BRIT
to the public.
From the time
just prior to all
Sy Sohmer
of this when we
occupied a warehouse space downtown,
which was not that accessible to the
public, where we could not really
welcome that public, and where our
public programs were very limited,
we have now stepped out into the Big
Leagues! We want people to come to
BRIT in droves. We want them to learn
about our conservation/sustainability
mission, and we want them to feel good
about their experience in this space
when they do come to visit. Our task,
therefore, becomes how to do this
effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably.
And it is going to be tough, as we are
still a very small organization in terms
of number of staff.
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iridos
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Robert J George, EDITOR
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BRIT STAFF
Patrons,
We built the BRIT building, we moved in, and we opened to the public with a series of
celebratory events. Now what? This issue is your preview!
Cleve Lancaster
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
We’ll take a peek at what’s happening inside the building—and beyond. Of course, we
are still involved in all the behind-the-scenes activities—the herbarium, the press,
research, and such, but each one of these has taken on a new energy as our public
presence has expanded. We’ve certainly endured a few growing pains, for sure; we
now proudly acknowledge that the overriding sentiment is one of great excitement.
We hope this excitement shows, and we invite you to experience the new BRIT, to
continue your support, and to spread the word, now that we have even more to offer.
Will McClatchey
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
the Editor,
S.H. Sohmer
PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
Patricia Harrison,
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Becky Grimmer
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Robert J George
Jason Best
DIRECTOR OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS
AT STORY TIME
Chris Chilton
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & PR
Judy Jones
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
Barney Lipscomb
DIRECTOR OF THE PRESS
Amanda Neill
DIRECTOR OF THE HERBARIUM
Amanda Stone Norton
DIRECTOR OF THE BRIT SEED SCHOOL
Distribution is free to those providing
support to BRIT. Comments and
suggestions are welcomed and may be
sent to the editor at [email protected].
2012 Iridos will be in digital format.
BRIT is very proud to announce that it is transitioning its biannual, membersonly publication from printed format to digital. Our next issue of Iridos will
be available in an online version. Publication in digital format is consistent
with our mission of sustainability and conservation.
Conveying an unwritten message with flowers was prevalent
in the 18th and 19th centuries and was known as “the language
of flowers.” Iridos (the Greek word for Iris) was the messenger
of the ancient Greek gods. Iridos was chosen as the title of the
magazine to carry BRIT’s message.
Mission: To conserve our natural heritage by deepening
our knowledge of the plant world and achieving public
understanding of the value plants bring to life.
All photos by BRIT staff unless otherwise noted
BELLA
Front cover: The origins of our magazine’s name and our logo are both grounded in the
iris. The story of our magazine title, as usual, is in the masthead to the left, and our logo was
designed as stylized iris leaves. Like the opening of the beautiful iris on the cover, BRIT had
its grand opening last spring (see page 22).
©2011 Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Exploring new words on Bella’s Word Garden.
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Back cover: Dignitaries simultaneously cut the ribbon at BRIT’s grand opening (left
to right: Dr. S.H. Sohmer, Mr. Tim McKinney, Mr. Edward P. Bass, Honorable Kay Granger,
Honorable Carter Burdette, Ms. Elaine Petrus, Honorable Mike Moncrief).
As a former teacher and
BRIT volunteer, I felt at home
when I arrived at the firstever Bella’s Story Time for
children in the second floor
Burk Children’s Library, a
by Cathy warm, inviting, and energyConlin filled environment. Bella the
begonia is a hand puppet
operated by BRIT educator Pam Chamberlain,
and her job is to welcome young visitors and to
introduce the story of the day.
First, we enjoyed a story featuring Bella,
telling how she became a valuable specimen
in the herbarium. There were children sitting
on the floor, ready to learn and to enjoy
themselves in the process. We learned the
mission of BRIT—to discover, explore, and
preserve the plant life in our environment.
After walking through the story with story
cards and exploring new vocabulary on
Bella’s Word Garden, the youngsters headed
downstairs to the Tree House to engage in
a craft to reinforce what they heard in the
story. Each little visitor created his or her own Bella specimen
depicting just what it might look like to preserve Bella the
begonia at BRIT.
A real begonia was on display to compare with a preserved
specimen. We watched, took our lead from Bella’s Word Garden
vocabulary, sequenced the story, and labeled parts of a plant.
Unique to the concept of children’s story experiences, Bella’s
Story Time provided a truly rich educational experience for the
participants’ visit and later at home, too. Each guest received a
personal journal to make their own stories. These journals were
an ideal way to augment the activities relating to Bella. It provided
extension activities relating to Bella, journal pages for the children,
and a grown-up page for parents that included tips on recognizing
and nurturing their child’s developmental milestones and ways to
extend the story-time experience that develop science skills. As
the summer progresses, families can add pages from the future
stories to the take-home journal.
Bella’s Story Time promises to blossom into an even more exciting
opportunity for eager, young minds to learn about the exciting fields
of botany and the environment. Who would have thought this could all
come from a simple—but beautiful—begonia!?
There is so much to look forward to at BRIT as Bella and other
innovative programs now have the necessary space to grow and
expand. Bring your child or grandchild for a story time soon.
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A few months later, I was conducting
the initial phase of our field work, and
once again, I found myself back in
Washington State. This time, I was knee
deep in apples and standing in orchards
the size of, well, Texas. After that, I
Right: Stone cider mill
at Shortwood Farm
Herefordshire, England
was off to England, Wales, and Ireland,
looking at apple diversity and diversity
of technology in cider-making. As I
Below: French cider apple
orchard at Tidnore Wood
in Herefordshire, England
interviewed cider makers at each cider
house I went to, I became more and
more fascinated about just how much
there really is to know about this fruit
and how diverse apples really are.
Apples and Orchards:
Somewhere along the way Dr. Cliff
Smith, one of my mentors and my
Conservation
Begins at Home
gracious host in England and Wales,
By Dave Reedy
is an orchard?” I instantly told him it was
posed a question to me that has
changed the scope of my research.
Without hesitation he asked me, “What
a collection of fruit trees, as if I were
quoting Merriam-Webster. “Oh yes,” he
Having spent most of my life living in
Washington State, I thought I knew
all about apples. Apples come in red,
yellow, or green and grow on trees in
orchards. They fit nicely into your lunch
and even better into a pie. Aside from a
little about the botany of the apple and
its botanical family, Rosaceae, this was
about all I knew on the subject. So when
Dr. Will McClatchey approached me
about doing a research project on cider
apples, I was intrigued to say the least.
asked with a slight smirk and an equally
furrowed brow, “then what about the
hedges and pollinators, and let’s not
forget about the lichens?”
“Could this be true?” I thought. Could
orchards be a complex system and
not just merely a group of fruit trees?
Does this sort of complexity exist in
our backyards? A few months before
as centers of biodiversity. From native
he asked me this question, Dr. Smith
beetles to honey bees, there is a growing
enough; you just give money to the land
had collected a lichen in an orchard in
cry for conservation of these unique
owners to maintain the orchard, and
Herefordshire that had not been seen
habitats. The conservation concerns
you don’t cut down the trees. Problem
in England in 20 years. News of this find
extend from the birds and the bees all
solved. Or is it? There are several issues
has had far reaching consequences and
the way to the conservation of British
that need to be addressed before any
has changed British environmental and
culture itself, including the fruit that has
initiative can get underway. The first of
agricultural policy. There is now a push
been an integral part of the culture for
which was posed to me by the good Dr.
at the national level to restore orchards
over 2,000 years.
Smith himself. Just what is an orchard
Now saving an orchard seems simple
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Below: Juice being expelled
through a ca. 150-year-old
cider press.
Glen E. Ellman
International
Plant Panel
Converges at
BRIT Grand
Opening
Right: French cider apple
orchard at Tidnore Wood in
Herefordshire, England
A May 20, 2011, panel discussion on the relevance of botanic institutions
was just one of a number of exciting events last spring surrounding the
grand opening of BRIT’s new headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.
anyways? If we cannot define what
everything from global climate change
constitutes an orchard, how on earth
to aging of the landscape, is it too late
can we conserve it? Another issue that
to save these ecosystems? Knowing the
needs consideration is how did these
complexity of interplay between the
human-constructed ecosystems get
species involved, what do we do if some
started in the first place, and why?
have left, died, or been replaced by other
Lastly, what changes occurred in recent
invading species? Should we set the
history to cause the devolution of these
restore point to a historical time or one
ecosystems?
of functionality?
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Looking at the complexity in our
from the National Science Foundation,
human landscapes requires reexamining
allowing me to address some of these
who and where we are. The sort of
questions. Additional funding is being
diversity in a British orchard is really no
sought by our research team to explore
different than a pecan orchard or even
this biodiversity in our backyards. As
mom’s rose garden. It is all just a matter
we approach our hypotheses, another
of scale. When we put our own lives in
set of nagging questions immediately
that scale, we begin to see how much of
comes to mind. Due to the impact of
an impact we can really have.
Bulmers Norman cider apple
Wildflower Center and former Policy
Director for Land Stewardship for the
National Wildlife Federation and Deputy
Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of
the Interior; and Dr. Ernesto RodriguezLuna, Director and Founder of the
Center of Tropical Research (CITRO) at
the University of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Ms.
Mary Brinegar, President and CEO of The
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society,
had also planned to join the panel but
was unexpectedly unable to attend; her
valuable input was sorely missed.
The breadth of background, expertise,
and personality of the panel made
for thought-provoking and engaging
repartee. Entertaining presentations
provided information and opinion on a
range of botanical topics, often guided by
questions from the audience. More than
once, panel responses had the audience
erupting in laughter.
BRIT’s valued neighbor and colleague
organization the Fort Worth Botanic
Garden hosted the panel at their
conservatory, another example of the
strong collaborative relationship we
have with the Garden, its staff, the Fort
Worth Botanical Society, and the Fort
Worth Garden Club. We thank all of our
prestigious visitors who travelled from
their home institutions to be with us for
the event, two of whom came all the way
from London, and all of whom funded
their own travel. BRIT also profusely
thanks the manager of the Marriott
Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Mr. Bob
Jameson, for providing rooms for all of
these special guests.
In photo above: left to right: Sir Peter Crane,
Mr. Mark Blumenthal, Ms. Susan Rieff, Dr. Scott
Ransom, Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, Professor Simon
Owens, and Dr. Ernesto Rodriguez-Luna
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Recently, I received a fellowship
Featured on the panel were seven
distinguished guests of BRIT, each wellversed in global botanic matters and
willing to share his or her thoughts on
the greater, sometimes more opaque
public benefits engendered by the
efforts of organizations like BRIT. The
group included Mr. Mark Blumenthal,
Founder and Executive Director of the
American Botanical Council; Sir Peter
Crane, Dean of the School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies at Yale University
and former Director of Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew; Dr. Thomas Lovejoy,
University Professor at George Mason
University and Biodiversity Chair at the
Heinz Center for Biodiversity; Professor
Simon Owens FLS, Head of Science Policy
at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr. Scott
Ransom, President of University of North
Texas Health Science Center; Ms. Susan
Rieff, Director of the Lady Bird Johnson
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As ambassadors, we’re excited to
have the opportunity to share our
enthusiasm for such a wonderful
organization with a broad range
of programs, all offered in a
magnificent new facility.
A m b a s sa d o r
Becoming a
BRIT Ambassador
Benefits Volunteers, Visitors
By Richard Lankow
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But what role could there be for me
as a volunteer? To find out the options,
I did what most of us do today: I went
to the Internet, pulled up the BRIT
website (www.brit.org), and perused the
many opportunities for volunteers to
participate in its programs and activities.
Very soon after, I filled out the online
forms and pushed the submit button. I
was excited to receive a response and an
invitation to visit BRIT for an interview.
My preference was to be involved
in leading tours of the new facility.
Acting as a tour docent had a number
of benefits, first among them an
opportunity to participate in an eightweek training program under the
guidance of BRIT’s professional staff.
At a certain point in life, you
think you’re done with homework
assignments. I found this not to be
the case at my first training session.
However, I also found myself in a
fascinating group of enthusiastic
individuals committed to learning as
much as possible about BRIT so we
could become qualified tour guides
for visitors to the new facility. The
qualifications would allow us to have
the title BRIT Ambassador, volunteer
docents with knowledge about BRIT, the
building, and the many programs the
organization provides.
Among our instructors were Richard
Smart, Head of Public Programs, and
Michelle Schneider, Head of Education
Operations and Volunteer Coordinator.
These two developed an intensive
training program that prepared us to
lead groups through the facility and
answer questions knowledgeably.
Richard and Michelle designed the
curriculum for two types of tours: 1) an
overview tour that introduces visitors
to BRIT research programs, educational
programs, the herbarium, the library,
and the interior of the building and 2)
a sustainability tour that focuses on
the ways BRIT developed the building
and the site to meet criteria needed to
qualify for LEED Platinum Certification
collect and press a sample and create
a label for the specimen.)
• Gary Jennings – the BRIT libraries: the
Burk Children’s Library, the rare book
library, and the research library (We
learned to use BRIT’s on-line search
function to locate specific books and
journals in the library collections.)
• Pat Harrison and Dr. Brooke Byerley
– the sustainability initiatives of BRIT,
including LEED criteria and an indepth examination of the key features
of the site
• Dr. Amanda Stone Norton – BRIT’s
education philosophy of place-based
learning, experiential learning, and
inquiry
• Cleve Lancaster – BRIT funding
sources and development
• Richard Smart and Michelle Schneider
– tour techniques, practice tours, and
constructive feedback for all of the
ambassadors
As ambassadors, we greatly
appreciated the efforts that went into
our training. We’re excited to have the
opportunity to share our enthusiasm
for such a wonderful organization with
a broad range of programs, all offered
in a magnificent new facility. We are
fortunate, as well, to have all of the
BRIT experts available to help us answer
questions. Knowing they are nearby, we
encourage visitors to ask anything, since
we know where to go for answers!
Being an ambassador is a rewarding
and fulfilling volunteer experience. I
hope you’ll try a BRIT public tour soon.
The tours are offered Tuesday through
Friday, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and
lasting about an hour. On Tuesdays and
Thursdays, we offer BRIT’s Sustainability
Story Tour. On Wednesdays and Friday,
visitors can take the BRIT Overview Tour.
And remember, anyone can arrange
a private tour by contacting Richard
Smart at BRIT (Phone: 817.332.4441 ext.
228; [email protected]).
And if you want to really be a part
of it all and gain from the amazing
knowledge of the BRIT professionals,
consider becoming a BRIT Ambassador
yourself. Another ambassador training
class will begin in the fall of 2011. See
you at BRIT!
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When Barney Lipscomb first introduced me to BRIT in 2009, the organization was
housed in an old building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. With a move to a spectacular
new facility scheduled for 2011 and work progressing quickly, it was an ideal time to
fulfill my initial interest in becoming involved with BRIT.
(LEED: Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design).
Joining Richard and Michelle
were other BRIT staff members who
contributed their time and expertise to
creating special training modules. Our
professors and their topics included the
following:
• Michelle Schneider – orientation
and overview of BRIT history,
organizational structure, membership,
LEED, and key facts for visitors
• Barney Lipscomb – a thorough review
of botany, native and non-native
plants, lists of plants on the campus,
the green roof, the rain gardens, and
the display gardens
• Keri Barfield – BRIT research
programs, international and US field
research, and development of BRIT’s
floras (the Illustrated Flora of North
Central Texas and the Illustrated Flora
of East Texas, Volume One)
• Tiana Franklin Rehman and Sam
Kieschnick – the BRIT herbarium, the
collections, and the processes for
collecting and pressing plants (One
of our homework assignments was to
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Even when we’re having fun,
BRIT makes the world a better place.
BRIT Puts the WOW
in Wine Event
2011
Wine Dinner & Auction
committee. “Each one in the field
stood out as a model of sustainable
winegrowing practices. How gratifying
to see sustainable practices take hold
around the world.”
The presentation of the International
Award of Excellence in Sustainable
Winegrowing to the owners of Parducci
Wine Cellars will take place during
dinner in the main dining room of the
historic Fort Worth Club. Following the
presentation, there will be a toast to the
winery by the attendees of Fete du Vin.
Then, the BRIT WOW auction begins.
These two occasions stand out
as hallmarks of BRIT’s dedication
to botanical solutions that address
globally challenging problems, including
sustainable food sources. The WOW
events and our wine award illustrate
our dedication to interdisciplinary
collaborations for critical research within
scientific, educational, social, cultural,
and business communities.
Even when we’re having fun, BRIT
makes the world a better place.
We hope that you will join us at 7 p.m.
on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the Fort
Worth Club for Fête du Vin. Proceeds
from the event help BRIT advance
its mission. For tickets or for more
information, please visit BRIT.org or
contact Regan Haggerty at 817.332.2748
or [email protected].
Established in 2010, the BRIT
International Award of Excellence
in Sustainable Winegrowing
honors, promotes and encourages
sustainable winegrowing.
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Vitis vinifera
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by Chris
Chilton
Fall is approaching and, for BRIT,
that means it’s time to celebrate the
natural connection between botany and
winemaking. September and October are
set aside for BRIT’s two wildly popular
fundraising events:
• Prélude à la Fête du Vin, an intimate
gathering at which wineries compete
for the honor of being selected as the
“Enthusiast’s Choice” and
• Fête du Vin Wine Dinner and Auction,
our larger, energy-packed event
that provides a fun-filled evening to
experience fine dining, a world of wines,
and the chance to bid on high-value
wine and travel packages.
This year’s occasions promise an
international cast of exceptional wines.
“‘WOW’ or World of Wines is a perfect
descriptor for the BRIT events,” says
Dwight Cumming, Fête du Vin Event
Chairman. “The range is extensive: from
California wines in large-bottle formats
like magnum, double magnum, and
imperials to French, South African, and
Australian offerings to exclusive travel
opportunities. All of the offerings will
surely put smiles on the faces of our most
discriminating wine enthusiasts.
At the Prélude, 17 wineries will
compete for the honor of being selected
as the “Enthusiast’s Choice.” Red wine
and white wine winners will grace the
tables during our larger Fête du Vin Wine
Dinner and Auction fundraising evening
as the official wines. Winning affords the
wineries exposure to some of Dallas and
Fort Worth’s most wine-savvy consumers.
In fact, BRIT’s Fête du Vin Wine
Dinner and Auction has put all other
local benefits on notice. Last year, it
was the most anticipated and fun event
in town. This year, the Fête committee
plans a “one plus” strategy to maintain
the high-level energy and quality of
auction items that made last year such
a hit, plus presenting the second annual
International Award of Excellence in
Sustainable Winegrowing to a very
worthy recipient, Parducci Wine Cellars
of California.
BRIT’s sustainable winegrowing
competition is truly a world of wines.
Illustrious international applicants add
credibility and relevance to the award.
In very close judging, all exhibited
outstanding sustainable winegrowing
programs; however, Parducci’s sustainable
winegrowing techniques and practices set
the mark for this year’s competition.
“It’s a shame there’s just one winner,”
said Harry Bartel, Chairman of the
BRIT Sustainable Winegrowing judging
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BRIT Events
Frangipani (P
lum
eria obtusa)
BRIT’s First Public
Event Hits Just
the Right Note
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On March 5, 2011, the Fort Worth-based
Van Cliburn Foundation held its annual
gala at the Botanical Research Institute
of Texas, and we were honored to have
been the first public event held in the
beautiful, new headquarters.
As background, the Van Cliburn
Foundation is a world-renowned
organization dedicated to showcasing
extraordinary talent and promoting
excellence in classical music worldwide
through piano competitions, concerts,
and educational programs. Since
1962, the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition has been the most
visible expression of the Cliburn’s
commitment to the highest standards of
musical achievement. Our organization
disseminates classical music globally
and introduces new audiences to
the inspiration of classical music,
especially as experienced through live
performance.
Our work is supported by private
donations, and each year we have a gala
event to celebrate our success, to share
an evening of elegance and friendship,
and to raise funds for furthering the
Cliburn’s mission.
We began working on the 2011 Cliburn
Gala in mid-2010 by finalizing the venue.
Nine months of planning for this oneof-a-kind evening at a one-of-a-kind
building included overcoming some
unusual challenges, such as maneuvering
a temporary party tent around 150
geothermal wells and a newly installed
sprinkler system. Such situations were
minimized by BRIT’s staff, an incredible
team to work with. They received each
request warmly, acted quickly to fulfill
them, and made the entire process
function like a well-oiled machine.
Randall and Beth Gideon
Their attitude and approach to
supporting our event set the tone for
the natural collaboration of music
and nature. Where else could one find
two such distinctive organizations,
celebrating music and nature
respectively, complementing each other
so effortlessly?
At the Cliburn, after we mailed the
Gala invitations, we felt the excitement
growing daily, especially since we were to
Passion Flower
(Passiflora perfoliata)
be the very first guests to see the inside
of the new BRIT headquarters. The entire
community had watched as construction
progressed. And now it was ready. Our
gala was to be the soft opening of the
newest curiosity in Fort Worth.
Holding the event at BRIT truly
inspired our invitees and expanded
our reach. Up until the last
moment, we had to continue
adding tables as individuals
heard from their friends about
the event and wanted to be a
part of it, too. Ultimately, 650
guests attended that night.
Early in the evening, there
was a palpable buzz in the air as
guests mingled and explored all
the nooks and crannies before
sitting down to dinner and
then dancing the night away.
Being in the new BRIT building
electrified the atmosphere!
The Cliburn Gala was exciting and
educational. Holding it at BRIT made
it even more unique. In the end, it was a
great pleasure for everyone and exceeded
our fundraising goals.
Thank you for sharing your new
building with us and for helping us have
such an unforgettable experience! We at
the Van Cliburn Foundation are looking
forward to working with each other for
years to come.
Is the Jamaican Iguana on
the South Beach Diet?
A Joint Project Cooked Up by the Fort
Worth Zoo and BRIT
“Think global, act local” is a mantra
by Amanda
Neill
happens to eat plants. In the first formal
for doing good work. Here in Fort Worth,
collaborative effort between the two
we have organizations that act both
organizations, I traveled to Jamaica
locally and globally for biodiversity
in January 2011 with Mike Fouraker,
conservation. One of these is BRIT.
Director of the Fort Worth Zoo. The
Another is the Fort Worth Zoo, long
objective was to participate in fieldwork
recognized as an excellent zoological
and meetings to discuss a collaborative
park and a local treasure but less
international conservation project in
well-known by the average visitor for
the Hellshire Hills on the southern coast
its highly active role in international
just west of Kingston. The Hellshire Hills
conservation work. The Zoo has field
are the driest part of Jamaica, hosting
projects around the world, where their
a biodiverse ecosystem underlain by
research staff are working to save
limestone so eroded that it creates a
endangered birds of prey, iguanas,
nearly unwalkable landscape of knife-
rhinos, and turtles. These projects are
sharp rocks and hidden sinkholes
collaborative efforts with zoos and
(perhaps this is how the Hellshire Hills
scientists in many other countries.
got their name). While the place will tear
Sometimes, however, the collaboration
your hiking boots to shreds, it’s worth
takes place right here at home.
the visit. This special area includes one
The Fort Worth Zoo calls on BRIT
when the endangered species of interest
of the few undisturbed dry evergreen
coastal forest habitats left in the
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By Pat Lorimer
Director of Special Projects and
Volunteer Coordinator,
Van Cliburn Foundation
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herbs, and vines of Hellshire have never
since 1907! Undoubtedly, there are many
received intensive study, even though
more plant species remaining to be re-
some of these plants produce the fruits
discovered or discovered for the first
and leaves that the endangered Jamaican
time in this unique place, and we’re still
Iguana needs to survive.
learning which ones are necessary for
Botanical knowledge is especially
View of Manatee Bay
crucial to conservation efforts in this
other animals in the area. Identifying
situation. Before the iguana experts can
these plants and understanding animals’
begin any reintroduction activities in
reliance on them is the crux of our
neighboring proposed protected areas,
hopeful partnership.
we need to survey the plant species to
There are many plant species remaining
to be re-discovered or discovered for the
first time in this unique place.
Jamaican Ribbed
Milkvine
(Matelea costata)
the survival of the Jamaican Iguana and
As the first formal collaboration between
determine whether the new areas will
BRIT and the Fort Worth Zoo, this project
support a hungry iguana population.
promises to be just the beginning of a
Only when we know that they’ll have
wonderful relationship to benefit our
something to eat when they arrive, can
mutual missions, as well as the planet and
the reintroduction of iguanas begin. If
organisms we all strive to understand and
enough of the right food plants are not
protect. BRIT and the Fort Worth Zoo are
present, revegetation projects will need
already working together to seek funding
to be carried out first. This is an example
for field activities and research in this
of conservation biology (and botany) at
fascinating locale. Watch www.BRIT.org
its best: applied and definable.
and future IRIDOS for more information on
In the process of surveying the
our progress.
iguana’s habitat, I made one notable
botanical discovery (though this plant,
Caribbean, as well as pristine reefs and
A cay in Manatee Bay
While in the Hellshire Hills, I saw two
menu): Matelea costata, which has no
zero development). Most importantly,
of these fascinating creatures, including
common name but could be translated
it supports many endangered species,
“Little Big Man,” a character whose
as Jamaican Ribbed Milkvine, in the
including sea turtles, American
territory included one of the camps
dogbane family (Apocynaceae). In a
Crocodiles, and the Jamaican Iguana
used by the iguana research team. While
way, it is the plant equivalent of the
(Cyclura collei), once thought to be
the iguanas have received intensive
Jamaican Iguana: it was described
extinct. This is an area worthy of more
recent study, the plants of the area that
over 100 years ago as an endemic
intensive study and desperate for
make up their diet have not been well-
southern Jamaican species, later
biodiversity research support.
studied since the last (and only) rapid
declared extinct, then rediscovered in
biodiversity survey of the area, which
the Hellshire Hills. After returning to
took place in 1970.
Texas, I shared my photographs of the
collaboration between Dr. Byron Wilson
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as far as we know, isn’t on the iguana’s
cays (including a beautiful beach with
The Jamaican Iguana is the focus of a
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is, in fact, a peaceful vegetarian reptile.
fruiting plant (see previous page) with
and other scientists at the University
So it’s time for a botanical update. I
of the West Indies (UWI), in Kingston,
spent time with Dr. Kurt McLaren, forest
the expert on Matelea, and he confirmed
and scientists from the Fort Worth Zoo.
ecologist at UWI, and discussed the 1970
the species. He noted, excitedly, that
Measuring up to three feet in length, the
survey, along with his recent work focusing
the species had not been collected by
Jamaican Iguana may look fearsome as it
on understanding the tree diversity of
anyone since the 1970 survey, and it
clambers over rocks into a campsite, but it
the region. We concluded that the shrubs,
apparently hasn’t been seen in fruit
“Little Big Man”
Measuring up to
three feet in length,
the Jamaican Iguana
may look fearsome as
it clambers over rocks
into a campsite, but it
is in fact a peaceful
vegetarian reptile.
Look!
Here in My Book!
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Have you ever been
surprised to find a flower
pressed in a treasured
book? Many of us, at one
time or another, may
have used a real leaf
or a small flower as a
by Gary bookmark.
Jennings
Nevertheless, in most
circumstances and in most libraries,
finding part of a real plant in a book
is something rare and maybe a bit
surprising. This is definitely not the
case in the BRIT Library. We expect
them at BRIT!
In fact, our library has volumes
created specifically for the collection
of plants. These books might be
formally prepared to hold a collection
gathered during an expedition. One
might be fashioned for plants collected
around a home. One sample on our
shelves even has actual thin wood
samples inside, included as an aid for
craftsmen selecting specific types of
wood. We aslo have volumes containing
plants compiled to satisfy academic
assignments.
Gathering plants and keeping them in
or as books actually dates to the early
Middle Ages. It was then that preserved
plants were attached to sheets of paper
and organized into large leather-bound
books called herbaria (sing. herbarium).
Now, as in the BRIT Herbarium,
preserved plants are still dried flat and
attached to paper but are kept loose
and stored in cabinets rather than being
bound into a book. Bound or not, both
are called herbaria.
Let me share some examples of oldstyle herbaria found in the BRIT Library.
Musci americani by Thomas
Drummond. Glasgow, 1828. Drummond
produced only a few copies of this
herbarium. Each volume consists of
only two pages of text: the title page and
a handwritten table of contents page.
Quite likely most copies of this title were
merged into herbarium collections rather
than maintained as separate books.
Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium, by Emily
Dickinson. Cambridge Mass., 2006.
This is a facsimile of a dried-plant
album assembled by the young Emily
Dickinson. It includes interpretative
essays, a catalog, and an index of 424
dried plant specimens. The volume
gives a revealing look at the young
and sensitive poet (better-known in
her lifetime for her expert gardening
skills than for the poetry that brought
her fame posthumously). She helped
her mother in the garden from a young
age and later tended plants in her own
conservatory. As Dickinson admirers
know, her love of the natural world
emerges in poems that are full of flower
references and themes, clearly the work
of someone deeply connected to botany
at an early age.
The American Woods by Romeyn B.
Hough. Lowville, New York, 1892-1928.
A true labor of love, Hough prepared
the first 12 volumes of this 14-volume
Close-up of wood section from
The American Woods.
Texas Wild Flowers, by Pauline Murr.
Fort Worth, 1934. As a 10th grade
science student, a young Pauline Murr
created this scrapbook to satisfy a
class assignment. The work is valuable
because it documents what was growing
in a specific neighborhood during a
specific time period and in a specific
locale. Each beautifully mounted
plant has a scientific description and
a notation about location. She also
produced illustrations to further identify
the plants.
Working in the BRIT library is so
much more than dealing with books
and journals. Experiencing a collection
like BRIT’s that holds unique treasures
and intriguing stories hidden where one
might least expect them illustrates our
belief that botanical information can
come from many sources. In what book
did you last find a botanical surprise,
and what did you discover?
BRIT Presses Onward!
At the BRIT Press, the old maxim “the only constant is change” takes on a fresh tempo in
the BRIT context. The maxim might best be scored in this way: “though BRIT may change
(and change it has!) the only constant is the BRIT Press.”
With all the surrounding activity of the last
year—the move to our new building, development
of new programs, and assignment of new
duties—the BRIT Press has managed to publish its
scientific journal on its usual schedule. Not only
that, but it has published two books as well since
you received the last issue of Iridos.
One book title, the Annotated Checklist of
the Vascular Plants of Alabama, was published
on August 8, 2011. It’s the first comprehensive,
statewide checklist of vascular plants for
Alabama in over 100 years. Despite numerous
county and regional plant checklists, Alabama
has lacked a full, modern checklist or flora,
the last having been Charles Mohr’s 1901
publication of Plant Life of Alabama. This
2011 compilation is based on thousands
of plant collections made primarily by the
authors over decades of field work in the
state. This annotated checklist of vascular
plants includes notes on rarity, nativity,
and selected synonyms. The combined total
of 3,743 species and 1,120 genera in 204
families indicates considerable floristic
variety and elevates Alabama to quite a
stature among states with great overall plant
diversity. As plant research and discovery
in Alabama continues onward, the list will
serve as an ideal baseline for understanding
the diversity of plant life in the state and
will prove useful to botanists, conservation
biologists, ecologists, and anyone interested
in or working on vascular plants in Alabama.
The BRIT Press also published the Mosses
of Madre de Dios, Peru in August 2011. In this
field manual, Piers Majestyk, a postdoctoral
fellow at Duke University, and John Janovec,
BRIT tropical research botanist, present a
guide to the mosses of eastern Madre de
Dios, Peru, with a focus on the Los Amigos
River watershed and, specifically, the Los
Amigos Biological Station and Conservation
Concession. Treated are some 63 species in
40 genera and 28 families. Keys, detailed
descriptions, ecological information, and 61
black-and-white line drawings and six color plates
fill out the book. What a great addition to our
body of knowledge of these diminutive and less
dramatic plants of the tropics.
And, as usual, the Press published the
Journal of the Botanical Research Institute
of Texas, Volume 5, Number 1, a 400 page
issue filled with 45 articles. Included are five
new species from the United States, among
them a new species in Alaska from the phlox
family. Seven new species are documented
from Latin America and one from India. The
Journal reports on numerous species of
plants as new to various states in the United
States, thus notating their migration from
previously known areas. As is often the case,
many of these were non-native, invasive
plants, highlighting the fact that the watchful
eyes of the field botanist are an asset to
monitoring our environment. Other articles
in this volume detailed various aspects of the
plant anatomy of particular groups or species
of plants. There was also an article listing the
endemic flora of Nuevo León, Mexico. The
Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of
Texas continues to document and distribute
important plant information to nearly 100
countries across the globe!
If you’ve not perused other offerings of the
BRIT Press in some time, please visit
www.brit.org/brit-press.
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It’s a Leaf! It’s a Flower!
(It’s a Herbarium!)
set but died in 1926 before he saw its
completion. His daughter completed
the last two volumes. He wrote the text
and prepared the sections included
in each volume. The text for the
354 species in The American Woods
includes scientific and common names;
habitat information; various qualities
of the wood itself such as flexibility,
hardness, color, and grain structure; and
commercial uses. Three very thin wood
samples of each species are presented,
all cut on three different planes:
transverse, radial, and tangential.
Hough invented the steel saw used to
cut the amazing, translucent individual
sections that populate the collection.
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John Carter, left and Steve Murrin
Celebration Honors
John Carter, Raises
Bar for Conservation
Worldwide
On April 21, 201l, John Cain Carter,
Brazilian cattle rancher, pragmatic
entrepreneur, and visionary leader, accepted
the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
2011 International Award of Excellence in
Conservation at a gala event held in his
honor in Fort Worth, Texas, home of BRIT’s
headquarters.
Mr. Carter founded and serves as
executive director of Aliança da Terra,
the Brazilian rainforest conservation
organization that works toward persuading
Brazilian landowners to use sustainable
land management practices to improve
the environment and save the Amazon
Rainforest, one of the world’s most invaluable
ecosystems. His success with Aliança da Terra
is quickly extending beyond Brazil. He has
been profiled in The New York Times, The
Economist, Time, Financial Times, Outside
Magazine, and Beef, and has appeared on
BBC, the NBC Nightly News and The David
Letterman Show. Most recently John was
invited to speak in the highly acclaimed TED
Lecture Series.
A native of San Antonio, Texas, John
Carter graduated from The University of
Texas at Austin with a degree in geology. He
and his wife live in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil,
with their two children.
by Regan
Haggerty
meet him. Guests begin arriving; John
remembers a few of them from our
Mexican food outing just one month
ago. Tonight, his beautiful wife, Kika,
is with him. I have looked forward to
meeting her and am delighted she’s
here for the celebrations. The cocktail
hour runs long—people are captivated by
our recipient. We move into dinner and
conversation continues. John thanks the
guests for being there before we hear
from Kika, and just as I suspected, she
is a graceful and strong-willed woman,
supportive of her husband’s work and
fully engaged in his mission. What an
inspiration. The evening has passed
quickly, it’s time to wrap it up. Tomorrow
promises to be a full day.
Thursday, April 21 – It’s no rest for
the weary as John arrives at TCU, his
alma mater, to address 100 students
who have come to hear him speak.
Students range from 8th grade through
college. How motivating! John tells the
student audience about the importance
of following through on their dream,
assuring them that one person can
make a difference. I am astounded at the
questions these students ask, reassuring
me that we are truly hearing from
tomorrow’s leaders.
Taking advantage of a short break
before the evening’s event, he takes his
daughters to the world-renowned Fort
Worth Zoo. Great choice.
That evening – The scene is set,
guests begin arriving, and we join
them to see the transformation of a
traditional luxury hotel in Fort Worth
into a Brazilian rainforest. I watch as
John and Kika interact with the guests,
all of whom are genuinely delighted to
meet them. The dinner bells chime, and
we are ready to enjoy the formal events
to follow. Silence fills the room as John’s
highly anticipated bio video rolls. He
takes the stage to accept his award. Once
again—silence as his words reflect his
passion and his mission. My fellow guests
are both impressed and inspired. He has
walked into BRIT’s environs with big shoes
for future recipients to fill. We are so
fortunate to have had him here, and we
know that the legacy of his work and this
honor will raise the bar even higher for
conservation around the world.
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I was fortunate to have spent time with John twice while
he was in Fort Worth preparing for and then attending BRIT’s
International Award of Excellence in Conservation Gala. Here’s
a glimpse of those experiences.
Sunday, March 27 – John Carter arrives in North Texas to
complete the filming of his video biography to be shown at the
Award of Excellence Gala in April. I greet him at the airport and
inform him that, in true Texas style, we’ll be dining at Joe T.
Garcia’s (the local Mexican food hot spot famous throughout
the world). He seems to take it well; he must still have some
Texan in him. After a quick check in at the hotel, it’s off to test
his salsa-loving side. After all, he is originally from San Antonio.
We arrive at Joe T’s and are promptly greeted by Sy (Sohmer,
BRIT’s director) as well as several other friends of BRIT. John
immediately captivates his audience with tales of the Brazilian
frontier. I am shocked to hear that he has faced gunfire to
support his cause. Wow—that’s passion. This small audience,
eager to hear more, assures John that they will anxiously await
his return for the event in April. It’s clear now that there is no
more worthy recipient than John Carter. John and I plan for
Monday, filming day.
Monday, March 28 – We only have
one day to capture as many of John’s
colorful stories and inspiring words as
we can. John checks in at BRIT early
and is given the grand tour by Sy. He is
immediately impressed with our new,
world-class facility. As the film crew
is setting up, we sit down with John
and review the day’s activities. (Is he
always this calm and even-keeled?) John
continues to tell us of his work in Brazil.
We are amazed and inspired that one
man could have such an impact, winning
people over and advancing his cause.
It’s evident that John doesn’t put up
with much. He is most definitely a man
on a mission. And today is no exception.
Filming is successful, and we’ve got
great footage to tell his story. The only
problem now will be condensing the
footage to an appropriate length. Can’t
wait to have John back to share his
story personally with our guests in April.
Wednesday, April 20 – Tonight we find
a perfect setting for John to engage
with a smaller group. Ed Bass is hosting
a dinner at Fort Worth’s City Club in
John’s honor. I’m eager for others to
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by Robert
J. George
A Truly Grand
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The formal day-long public grand
opening of our new building could not
have gone better, unless perhaps the
rain had held off until after the final
headlining act hit the outdoor stage.
As is often true, the unexpected makes
for a more memorable event, and in
this case, being forced by the rain to
the inside of our new structure was a
serendipitous turn of events. Instead of
performing outdoors with full-amplified
instruments, Telegraph Canyon
presented an unrehearsed acoustic
set in the new building’s foyer after a
speedy, though impromptu, set-up of
chairs. This Americana rock ensemble
put together a fabulous show to cap
an incredibly fun and eventful grandopening day at BRIT.
The rain was a brief interruption to
an otherwise glorious day—from nonstop crowds who arrived for the official
Green Mountain Energy “flipping of
the switch” to activate the solar array
atop the herbarium to an auspicious
ribbon cutting that included all manner
of dignitaries from near and far. A
constant stream of entertainers filled
the outdoor stage: Radio Disney
presented recorded music and lively
contests for kids, the Mondo Drummers
provided a dynamic, spirited percussion
program, the TCU Cheerleaders
sparkled, Ballet Folklorico Azteca
de Fort Worth danced an exciting,
animated series of Mexican and Central
American pieces, and the Youth
Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth won
our hearts with stirring classic music.
The stage was only one of the outdoor
activity centers . At one end of the
parking lot, vendors sold cotton candy,
kettle corn, cold drinks, lettuce wraps,
and more. On a more intimate stage by
the Geology Wall, BRIT staff educated
the young and young-at-heart with
a comical musical skit, telling stories
about our area’s undersea geology.
Inside the building, audiences enjoyed
lectures and explored adjacent-room
exhibits on our geothermal system,
living roof, and solar array. Another
popular spot was the herbarium. Kept
at a steady temperature of 65 degrees
Fahrenheit, the herbarium captivated
our guests as staff and volunteers
explained the significance of our onemillion-plant-specimen collection and
demonstrated the unique contributions
BRIT makes to the fields of botany
and conservation. Nearby, the library
welcomed a constant stream of people,
learning about the unique offering for
children in the Children’s Library and
the many interesting and rare botanical
books in the main research section.
Thanks to copious coverage of the
BRIT building debut in our Fort Worth
and Dallas daily newspapers and on
area television and radio, thousands of
North Texans and visitors from many
other states and countries spent
time getting to know BRIT, our new
building, our fine cadre of excellent
volunteers, our knowledgeable staff,
our board of directors, and the range
of programs and projects that make
BRIT such an invaluable resource
here and abroad. It was a full day of
constant motion, curiosity, education,
fellowship, and celebration.
Glen E. Ellman
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education, fellowship, and celebration.
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Ms. Deborah Dennard
Ms. Mary Dewald
Mrs. Edward Dillinger
Ms. Ruby Dillon
PARTNER LEVEL
Ms. Mary Dixon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Adams
Ms. Martha Dolman
Ms. Camille Adkins
Ms. Carolina Donovan
Ms. Margie L. Alexander
Mr. Gary L. Douglas and
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan R. Allen
Mrs. Michele Toomay Douglas
Mr. John T. Alvarado
Mr. and Mrs. David Douglass
Ms. Susan Alvarado
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Downie
Dr. Lee S. Anderson and
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Dozier
Mrs. Sherry Hill
Mr. and Mrs. John Dudley
Dr. and Mrs. Phil F. Anthony
Mr. James H. Duncan
Ms. Lori Atkins
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dunkelberg
Ms. Teresa Ayala
Ms. Donnette Durham
Ms. Jan Bailey
Ms. Michelle Eager
Mrs. Shirley Bain
Mr. Brian D. Earle
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Baker III
Mr. and Mrs. David Eason
Ms. Becky Balcom
Mr. William Edwards
Ms. Belinda Baldwin
Mr. Neritan Ehaferi
Mr. Ronnie C. Barker
Ms. Ann Elwood
Mrs. Theodore M. Barkley
Ms. Rosemary Endres
Ms. Sandra Barrera
Ms. Pat Engel
Mrs. Sara Beckelman
Ms. Peggy A. Erb
Ms. Jill Bedgood
Mrs. Jeanne Erickson
Mr. Drake Benthall
Ms. Bette M. Fairlamb
Mrs. Marsha Berdan
Ms. Elizabeth Falor
Mr. Jonathan Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fenoglio
Mr. Morgan Bilbo
Judge and Mrs. Patrick W. Ferchill
Ms. Christine E. Bisetto
Mrs. Dolores Flados
Ms. Carolyn Blake
Mr. James D. Flood
Mrs. Maxine Boardman
Mr. William Forbes
Dr. and Mrs. Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Mrs. Alissa Ford
Ms. Pam Braak
Ms. Ida Fowlds
Ms. Susan Bradbury
Ms. Francine Francis
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Bradley
Ms. Mary M. French
Mr. Mark Brann
Mrs. Bayard H. Friedman
Ms. Marianne Brants
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gabler
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Brodsky
Ms. Rekha Garadi
Mr. and Mrs. David Bronstein
Dr. and Mrs. Art Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Brown
Ms. Elizabeth Gillaspy
Ms. Peggy Bruce
Mr. Brian Glenn and Ms. Fran Huckaby
Mr. Harry W. Bulbrook
Ms. Clarissa Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Keith G. Burck
Ms. Martha Gomez
Mr. Melvin Burdorf
Mr. Ralph Gomez
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burgen
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence V. Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Burkett
Mr. Terrell Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Burns
Ms. Lori Gordon
Ms. Sondra Cabluck
Ms. Renee Greer-Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Cappuccio
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. George Carefoot
Mr. and Mrs. George Grimmer
Ms. Valerie Carr
Mr. Paul Grindstaff
Mr. and Mrs. Kenton L. Chambers
Ms. Joye Grizzle
Ms. Nancy Champion
Ms. Beth C. Gunn
Ms. Patricia F. Cheong
Ms. Meg Hacker
Mr. Dominick J. Cirincione
Dr. Erin H. Hamilton and
Ms. Barbara J. Clarkin and
Mr. J. Michael Hamilton
Mr. Walter S. Saner
Ms. Taddie Hamilton
Mr. Foster J. Clayton
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Harbaugh
The Honorable and Mrs. Daryl R. Coffey Ms. Memie A. Hardie
Mrs. Marie Louise Cole
Ms. Dana Harper
Mrs. Joyce Colegrove
Ms. Connie Hatchette Barganier
Ms. Sarah Conway
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Corbett
Ms. Sue W. Heaberlin
Ms. Cathy Corder
Mr. Robert Hegarty
Ms. Elaine Couch
Ms. Amy Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Don Cox
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hibbitts
Mr. and Mrs. James Cox
Mr. B.F. Hicks
Ms. Betty Crawford
Ms. Patricia Higgins
Ms. Carol Crochet
Ms. Aurelia Holliman
Dr. Kay M. Stansbery
Mr. John Strange
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sykes
Mr. Clinton Troutman
Ms. Cynthia Tune
Dr.† and Mrs. Gerald L. Vertrees
Mr. Mike Vineyard
Mr. John H. Wilson II
Mrs. J. L. Wren
Mr. Timothy E. Wright
Mrs. Bertrand Honea, Jr.
Ms. Susan Hoskins
Ms. Stephanie Householder
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Howeth
Ms. Mary Howington
Ms. Carol Hubbard
Ms. Lindy Hudson
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Hull
Mr. Ben Huseman
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Huston
Mrs. Caryn Hutchinson
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Isbell
Ms. Suzanne Jary
Mr. Harold Jenning
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Jennings
Ms. Andrea J. Jinks
Ms. Karen John-Deem
Mr. and Mrs. Roland K. Johnson
Ms. Susan Johnson
Dr. Carl Bruce Jones
Ms. Janie Jones and
Mr. David Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones
Ms. Jennifer Tune Jorns
Ms. Renea Karl
Ms. Donna Kauffman
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Keim
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Keith
Mr. Bill Keller
Dr. and Mrs. Allan R. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Kieschnick
Mr. Anthony Knight
Ms. Diana Koch
Ms. Connie Koehler
Ms. Diana Kunde
Mr. Blake Kuppinger
Mr. Dusty Kuykendall
Ms. Debora J. Kyler
Ms. Kelly Lafarge
Ms. Betty Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lamkin
Ms. Erica Laughlin
Ms. Jeanne Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Lee
Mr. Joseph D. Lesley
Ms. Ellen Lewis
Ms. Joy Lilljedahl
Mr. Dennis Little
Ms. Carolyn J. Lombard
Mr. R. L. Loper
Ms. Jane Lovedahl
Ms. Miya Lucas
Ms. Sylvia M. Mandeville
Mrs. Debbie Manning
Mr. James Marshall
Ms. Roberta Marshall
Mr. Weldon Martin
Mr. Jason Martinez
Ms. Marisa Maschino
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mason
Ms. Martha McAfee
Ms. Taylor R. McCarty
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClendon
Mr. and Mrs. Donny McCook
Ms. Jessica McCraw
Ms. Elizabeth Jane McCune
Ms. Judy McDonald
Ms. Susan McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. McEntire
Ms. Karri McGovern
Mr. William McGroarty
Ms. Jaye R. McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Steve McLaughlin
Ms. Nancy L. McVean
Mr. Robert W. Miley
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Miller
Ms. Pam Miller-Hessel
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Al Mladenka
Ms. Jody Moody
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moody
Ms. Enedelia V. Morales
Ms. Janice L. Morgan
Ms. Linda Moxley
Ms. Sandra Munger
Mr. and Mrs. James Ndungu
Ms. Kelly Norvell
Mr. Patrick O’Connor
Mr. and Ms. David Pacheco
Ms. Judy Parnell
Ms. Judith Brooks Paulsel
Ms. Kayla Pearce
Mr. James Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peters
Ms. Alma Pohler
Ms. April Poitras
Mr. Calvin Porcher
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Powell
Ms. Linda Price
Ms. Nancy Price
Mr. and Mrs. Don Pritchard
Ms. Jennifer Proctor
Ms. Bernice Ramsbottom
Dr. Gwynn W. Ramsey
Ms. Barbara A. Reed
Ms. Katie Reinhardt
Ms. Stephanie Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rhyne
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Richardson
Ms. Jennifer Riles
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Riley
Ms. Joyce G. Roach
Ms. Mary Kay Roberto
Ms. Carol Roberts
Mrs. Gloria Rognlie
Ms. Carolyn Ross
Mr. J. C. Rowell
Ms. Mary Runyan
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Russell
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Saez
Ms. Carol Savage-Jones
Ms. Jamye Sawey
Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Schaffer
Ms. Judy Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schmitz
Ms. Donna Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schoech
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Sealy
Dr. Varsha P. Shah
Ms. Suzanne Shaw Diety
Mrs. Marjorie L. Shoemaker
Ms. Margaret Shuping
Ms. Mimi Slaughter
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Small
Mr. Dale Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Don W. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Marty L. Smith
Ms. Sue Smith
Ms. Dorothy Prengler and
Mr. Charles Snakard
Ms. Diane Sopko
Mr. Philip Sorrell
Ms. Jo Spencer
Ms. Linda St. Romain
Ms. Phyllis Stahle
Mr. Morgan S. Stanberry and
Mrs. Lori Gordon
Mr. Jack Standford
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Standlee
The Reverend and
Mrs. John H. Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling W. Steves
Ms. Diane Stout
Ms. Katie Stout
Mr. David Straley
Mr. Joseph Strassman
Ms. Beth Stribling
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Strother
Mrs. Jack Sutherland
Ms. Valerie Taber
Mr. Robert M. Tafel
Ms. Helen Talbot
Ms. Melanie Tate
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tedwell
Ms. Barbara J. Telecky
Ms. Mary E. Telecky
Mr. and Mrs. George Terrell
Mrs. Joy Terry
Ms. Sarah Louise Terry
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Thalman
Dr. and Mrs. Mark E.
Thistlethwaite
Ms. Sandy Thornburgh
Mr. Alfred Traverse
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Troutman
Ms. Christie Tull
Ms. Cyndy Twedell
Ms. Kathy Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Umberson
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Utley
Ms. Debbi Jo Utter
Mr. and Mrs. Tadd Van Cleve
Mrs. Dieter W. Wagener
Ms. Jean Walbridge and
Mr. Jim Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Walker
Ms. Mary Wallace
Mr. Jack Ward
Ms. Suzanne Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weddle
Dr. Margaret R. Werd
Mr. and Mrs. James Werner
Ms. Elizabeth Westerfield
Mrs. Laura Whitelaw
Ms. Kathy Whittaker
Ms. Paula Wilbanks
Ms. Paula Wilhelm
Ms. Geraldine Williams
Ms. Lucurtis Williams
Mrs. Claire Wilson
Ms. Suzy Winebarger
Mr. William Winston
Mr. and Mrs. John Woldt
Ms. Donna Wolfe
Ms. June Wolff
The Woman’s Club of
Fort Worth, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry
Chandler Woodson
Mrs. Pam Woodson
Mr. Thomas B. Wright
Mr. Mike Wyant
In MEMORY OF
FROM
Dr. Ted Barkley
Mr. Jon A. Beckelman
Mr. Grant Boardman
Dr. Frank W. Gould
Mr. Robert R. Webster
Mr. Frank Moreland
Mr. Duncan Forbes
Ms. Betty Lee Chappell
Ms. Sarah Catherine Cross
Mr. John H. James
Ms. Edith J. Carruth
Mr. Nicholas Haverland
The Reverend Bertrand N. Honea, Jr.
Ms. Margaret Bechtel
Mrs. Theodore M. Barkley
Mrs. Sara Beckelman
Mrs. Maxine Boardman
Mrs. Lucile Gould Bridges
Mrs. Karen and Mr. Mike Burkett
Ms. Elizabeth Falor
Mr. William Forbes
Dr. and Mrs. Rhett K. Fredric
Dr. and Mrs. Rhett K. Fredric
Mrs. Bayard H. Friedman
Ms. Renea Karl
Mr. and Mrs. W. Cleve Lancaster
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Powell
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Saez
Mrs. Gloria Rognlie
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Sear
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Small
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Spencer
Mr. David Straley
Mr. Clinton Troutman
Mrs. Pam Woodson
Mr. Thomas B. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass
Mr. and Mrs. Keith G. Burck
Mr. and Mrs. Luther W. Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Mann
Jane and Ray McGowen
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. McKinney
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Renfro
Dr. Bernard Rubin
Drs. Sara and Sy Sohmer
Ms. Jean Walbridge and Mr. Jim Clark
Ms. June Wolff
Sproles Woodard
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Yorio
Mr. Nick Rognlie
Ms. Sandy Lancaster McKenzie
Mr. Terrell Jackson Small
My Mother, Cornelia Dansizer
Mrs. Lucille Straley
Mr. Edwin G. Troutman
Mr. Robert Woodson
Mrs. Judith Wright
Mrs. Deena Jo Heide-Diesslin
GIFTS IN-KIND
Ms. Diane Sopko
Mr. James Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Bartel
Mr. and Mrs. James Chamberlain
FOUNDATIONS
Bass Foundation
Amon G. Carter Foundation*
Lillian H. and C W Duncan
Foundation*
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Sear Family Foundation
Daniel J. Sullivan Family
Charitable Foundation*
In HONOR OF
FROM
Cheryl and George Valentine
Friends of Carroll Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Crole
Carole and Bob Findlay
Dr. and Mrs. Rhett K. Fredric
The Right Reverend and Mrs. Sam B. Hulsey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rasher
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Renfro
Mrs. John Reese Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. Berry Chandler Woodson
Mr. Ronnie C. Barker
Dr. James E. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Darden
MATCHING GIFT
COMPANIES
Bank of America
Matching Gift Program
GIFTS TO THE
LIBRARY
Mr. William L. Blair
Mrs. Joyce Colegrove
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Chastain
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hallbauer
Mr. William R. Burk
Mrs. Karen and Mr. Mike Burkett
† Deceased
* Corporate Sponsor 2011 International
Award of Excellence in Conservation
# Host Committee 2011 International
Award of Excellence in Conservation
Sam and Paula Billmand
Drs. Bonnie and Louis Jacobs
Mrs. Frank Darden and
Mrs. Gail Williamson Rawl
My neighbor and friend, Marcia Mederos
Mr. Clyde McCall on his 80th Birthday
Drs. Georgine and Leo Vroman
Ms. Rovena Karl
Mr. Joseph Strassman
Mr. John Cain Carter
Drs. Sara and Sy Sohmer
Mr. Joseph Stassman on his birthday
Mr. Timothy W. McKinney
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry Dyson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Finlay
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gracy
Ms. Renea Karl
Ms. Miya Lucas
McManemin Family Fund of
Communities Foundation of Texas
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Pepper
Ms. Jennifer Proctor
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Webster
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Dr. and Mrs. James H. Kennedy #
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kleberg #
Mr. Stephen J. Kleberg #
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr.
Lambert Landscape Company
Mollie L. & Garland M. Lasater, Jr. Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas
Ms. Martha V. Leonard
Mr. Tom McCone #
McManemin Family Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mitchell #
Native Plant Society of Texas
Williamson County Chapter
Mr. and Mrs. R. David Newton #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rasher
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Renfro
Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Rice #
Ms. Emma C. Roy #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sansom #
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Spencer
Sproles Woodard #
Mrs. Dora E. Sylvester
Ms. Betsy Wills and
Mr. Thomas S. White #
1 March 2011 to 31 July 2011
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Building a Future and Preserving the Past
Building Campaign Gifts as of 31 July 2011
Founders
The Bass Charitable Corporation
Edward P. and Vicki S. Bass
Ramona and Lee Bass
Amon G. Carter Foundation
City of Fort Worth
Fourth Century Trust
The Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Conservators
The Discovery Fund
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show
Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust at U.S. Trust
Guardians
Gunhild Corbett
Fidelity Investments Foundation
Fondren Foundation
Terrell D. Goodman
Green Mountain Energy Company
Tracy E. Holmes
Dorothea Leonhardt Fund
Communities Foundation of Texas
Mrs. Ruth A. May
National Science Foundation
Capt. Robert J. O’Kennon
William E. Scott Foundation
Dr. George C. and Mrs. Sue W. Sumner
Partners
The Kresge Foundation
Adeline and George McQueen Foundation
Oncor
Elaine and Tim Petrus
The Ryan Foundation
Sear Family Foundation
Mrs. Philip K. Thomas
Friends of Mr. Carroll W. Collins
Benefactors
The Beck Group
Mrs. Gail Williamson Rawl
EXPLORERS
Louise and Frank Carvey
Virginia Dorman and Paul Dorman
Ann and Tim McKinney
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sterling
AdventurerS
David H. Diesslin and Deena Jo Heide-Diesslin
and Diesslin & Associates
Jeffrey P. and Carol A. Fegan
Mr. and Mrs. Gavin R. Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Hamilton
Ms. Martha V. Leonard
Stephen Murrin III
Ms. Mary G. Palko
Drs. Sara and Sy Sohmer
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Ninnie L. Baird Foundation
Marlene and Jim Beckman
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Dahlberg
Margaret and James DeMoss
Mrs. Gretchen Denny and Mr. George Bristol
Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harrison
Brice and Christopher Komatsu
Mr. and Mrs. W. Cleve Lancaster
Pam and Bill Lawrence
Ryan P. and Megan D. McConnell Family
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Meeker
The Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth L. Barr
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Bartel
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Blake
Mr. and Mrs. William V. Boecker
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Carvey, Jr.
Mr. Carroll W. Collins
Geoff and Stacy Collins Family
Lawrence and Deann Collins Family
Michael and Margaret Collins Family
Ernest and Keiko Couch
Tammie Lynn and Calvin Lynne Crole
Michael Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden
Ms. Christine Dombrowski
Dr. and Mrs. Nowell Donovan
Ms. Karen Foley
Rebecca Grimmer and David Bee
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Gunter
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hickey
The Right Reverend and Mrs. Sam B. Hulsey
Mr. C. Brodie Hyde II
Drs. Bonnie and Louis Jacobs
Judy and Tom Jones
Ms. Tammye J. Kuntz
Ms. Martha V. Leonard
Lucien Wright Insurance Agency
Nancy and John McClane
Annette and Mike McColm
Larry and Peggy Meeker
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mitchell
Dr. and Mrs. B. O’Dell Molpus, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom O. Moncrief
Marsland and Dick Moncrief
Mrs. Judy G. Needham
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Puente
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Renfro
Mrs. A. Hardy Sanders
Patricia H. Schutts
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Self
Mr. Richard Steed, Jr.
Dee and Linda Steer
Mr. and Mrs. Duer Wagner, Jr.
Suzy Williams
CARETAKERS
Melinda and Glenn Adams
Dr. and Mrs. H. Barry Bailey
Mrs. Karen and Mr. Mike Burkett
Judith J. Carrier
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Cooke
Judy McVeigh Cordell
Ms. Mary Cullum
Colleen and Al Davis
Ms. Kay Day
Mr. Charles A. Dean
Mr. Paul Dorman
Mr. Gary L. Douglas and
Mrs. Michele Toomay Douglas
Joe and Mary Dulle
Carolyn and Dale Emannuel
Carole and Bob Findlay
Dr. Maureen Finnegan and Family
Mr. David H. Gibson
Greater Fort Worth Herb Society
Mr. Woody Grossman and Ms. Beth Rivers
Mr. and Mrs. Randle Harwood
Ms. Ruth A. Hendrick
Carol and Jerry Hendrix
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr.
Gregory Ibanez and Kathleen Anderson Culebro
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip G. John
Mr. David Khan
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr.
Mrs. Rachel J. Ledbetter
Mr. Dan E. Lowrance
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Mann
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Massad
James and Gerry Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. McCall, Jr.
Mr. Paul McCallum
Jeanne McCarty, Jason Hewitt and Will Hewitt
Drs. Nancy and Berkeley Merrill
Ladye Ann and Jack Miller
Ms. Margaret Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Miller
Patsy and Lary Milrany
Mr. Joe Minton
Mrs. J. O. Phillips
Mrs. Susan Pratt
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rasher
Renfro Foods, Inc.
Ms. Ellen Roeser
Mr. and Mrs. Bob L. Schieffer
Ms. Pamela Shelby
Mrs. Virginia S. Smith
The Steed Family
Mr. John M. Stevenson
Mrs. Camille Thomason
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tuttle
Mrs. James M. Watts
Mr. Robert G. West
Sally and Malcom Wetsel
Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. J. Donovan Williamson
Laurel Wyckoff
CUSTODIANS
Mr. and Mrs. Garland P. Asher
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Bailey
Mrs. Sandra R. Bailey
The Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth L. Barr
Mrs. Evelyn H. Breaux
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Covington
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Cox
Ms. Amelia Deszyck
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Fortson
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Giordano
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hibbitts
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Jennings
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mason
Mr. Gordon D. May
Susan and Victor Medina
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Y. Ray, Jr.
Mrs. Alann B. Sampson
Dr. and Mrs. Allen Schuster
Dr. and Mrs. George H. Sullivan
Libby Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Ed A. Wilson
Diane and George Young
Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Zimmerman
PrOTECTORS
Ms. Sally B. Allsup
Mrs. Charles Anton
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Appel
George Ann and Bill Bahan
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Barlow
Ms. Grace Bascope
Mr. Jason Best
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Randle Bishop
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Bradley
Brittain & Crawford, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Capper
Ms. Kathy M. Cash and Mr. Eric Vanderbeck
Mr. and Mrs. James Chamberlain
Ms. Georgia Clarke
Mary Sue and Joe Coffman
Dr. Elizabeth Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. T. Gary Cole, Jr.
Mr. Haydn H. Cutler, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Denavit
Ms. Rocky Deutscher
Dr. George M. Diggs, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Dozier
Ms. Anne Dyson
Mr. and Mrs. Leland P. Ekstrom
Mr. Dirk E. Eshleman
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Estill/Calloway’s Nursery
Mr. Jan E. Fersing
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Finlay
Fort Worth Lawn Sprinkler Co.
Dana and Lee B. Freese
Ms. Elizabeth B. Gertz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hackett
Mr. Charles Haggard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hampton
Dr. and Mrs. O. Winston Hampton
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Jareld Hathcock
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Hess
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hudson II
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Kimbrough
Sheri & Al LaQuey
Judge and Mrs. Hal M. Lattimore
Ms. Erica Laughlin
Mr. Eddie M. Lesok
Mr. Barney Lipscomb
Mr. Jerry J. Loftin
Dr. and Mrs. Michael MacRoberts
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Marksteiner
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Martin, Jr.
Mrs. Paul Warren Mason
Mr. and Mrs. William E. McKay
Mr. and Mrs. K. Douglas McKenzie, Jr.
Mrs. Alfred McKnight, Jr.
Mrs. Lloyd McKee Minton
Nita-Carol and Milorad Miskovitch
Dr. Susan Mitchell
Ms. Amanda Morris and Mr. Andrew Heffley
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Munn
Native Plant Society of Texas
Fredericksburg Chapter
Mrs. Amanda Stone Norton
Mrs. Nancy O’Boyle
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Paup
Mrs. Hershel R. Payne
Mr. J. Kevin Peavy
Mrs. Wynne F. Perryman
Mr. John B. Rohrbach and Ms. Joan H. Massey
Dr. and Mrs. Nealie E. Ross, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Russey
Mrs. John P. Ryan
Ms. Nancy T. Schenecker
Ms. Kathleen G. Scott
Dr. James Shadle, Jr.
Mr. Phillip R. Shelp
Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Siegel
Mr. Richard Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Smith
Dr. and Mrs. G. Robert Stephenson
Mrs. Michiko M. Stone
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Tarride, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Tatum
Mrs. Charlotte M. Taylor and Mr. Roy Gereau
Ms. Andrea Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Rice Matthews Tilley, Jr.
Mrs. Homer Tomlinson, Jr.
Ms. Christie Tull
Mrs. Dieter W. Wagener
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Ware
Rinda and Jeffrey Wentworth
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Williams III
Mrs. Florence Jones Witt
ASSOCIATES
Ms. Florence L. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Justin W. Allison
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Anfin
Kay Fortson Baldwin
Kingsbery Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. David Barfield
Ms. Barbara Barnes
Mrs. Sara Beckelman
Ms. Elaine Bell
Mr. Andrew Blake
Ms. Kathleen A. Bliss
Ms. Anne M. Blount
Mr. Michael Bodiford
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bond
Ms. Paulette Bradburn
Mrs. Florence M. Bramanti
Ms. Mary Lou Brieger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brown
Ellie and Carter Burdette
Mrs. Louise H. Canafax
Mr. and Mrs. Kenton L. Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chilton
Mrs. Paula Cioffi
Ms. Peggy Clement
Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Cohen
Mrs. Constantin Costen, Jr.
Ms. Jane Oxsheer Cote
Mr. and Mrs. Don Cox
Mr. and Mrs. J. Alan Davis
Mr. Tom Dera
Ms. Martha Dolman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Durnan
Ms. Marian J. Eastman
Ms. Donna Erwin
Ms. Bette M. Fairlamb
Mrs. Mildred H. Fender
Ms. Jennifer Fitzgerald
Mrs. Dolores Flados
Ms. Tracy Friday
Mrs. Bayard H. Friedman
Mr. Christopher T. Frye
Mr. and Mrs. Russell G. Gamber
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Garrett, Jr.
Mrs. Judy Gassiot
Mr. Robert George and Mrs. Frances Polster
Ms. Gail Aronoff Granek
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Graziano
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harbison
Ms. Jennifer Harnish
Mr. Dan Hays
Patricia and Bert Honea
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Huston
Mr. and Mrs. John H. James
Dr. John Janovec
Mrs. Estella G. Johnson
Dr. Carl Bruce Jones
Mrs. Eugene Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Keller
Dr. and Mrs. Allan R. Kelly
Ms. Kelly Lafarge
Ms. Terrell Lamb
Mrs. Phillip Laughlin
Dr. and Mrs. Claudio Lehmann
Dr. Ole J. Lorenzetti
Ms. Nancy Louthen
Dr. Lee Luckeydoo and Mr. John Dreese
Mr. Andrew Lutz
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lydick
Ms. Judy MacKenzie
Mr. John W. McMackin
Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Marsh
Robert and Joanne McClendon
Ms. Janell McDonald
Ms. Asha McElfish
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McGowen
Mr. and Mrs. G. Quentin McGown IV
Mr. John W. McMackin
Ms. Janet G. Miller
Ms. Margaret Mollick
Ms. Amanda K. Neill
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Neill
Dr. and Mrs. Guy L. Nesom
Mrs. Ruthie Newberry Porterfield
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Connell
Ms. Mary Nell O’Connell
Ms. Marissa Oppel
Mr. John Patin
Mr. P. Michael Peck
Mrs. Joseph Roman Pelich, Jr.
Ms. Mary Lou Rapson
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rehman
Ms. Jesse T. Reinburg
Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Rodman
Mrs. Eunice Rutledge
Joan and Edwin Ryan
Mr. Robert W. Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Tom B. Saunders IV
Mr. Allan A. Saxe
Ms. Michelle Schneider
Dr. and Mrs. Jake B. Schrum
Ms. Adelaide Scott
Dr. Chuck Sexton
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Shively
Mr. Rick Sigwing
Ms. Naomi Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Spencer
Mr. Steven O. Spurger
The Reverend and Mrs. John H. Stanley
Ms. B. Carole Steadham
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Steves
Mrs. Wesley C. Stripling III
Mr. Donald W. Sutton
Ms. Joan Swaim
Ms. Helen Talbot
Jerry and James Taylor
Dr. Ray C. Telfair II
Mrs. Joy Terry
Ms. Theresa Kay Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Turner III
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Urban
Mrs. Dan Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Walker
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Rueben H. Walter
Mr. and Mrs. O. Leon Walters
Mr. Andrew Waltke
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip B. Weeman
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Whipple
Ms. Margi L. White
Mrs. Donald E. Williams
Mrs. Earl Wilson
Ms. Sue M. Wiseman
Dr. and Mrs. Hector O. Yanes
Mr. Joel E. Young
Mr. and Mrs. John Yount
Generous by nature.
Gifts In-Kind
Bates Container, Inc.
Dr. Tony Burgess
David Davis from Little Bear Aggregate
Tarrant County Master Gardeners
BRIT wishes to acknowledge the anonymous
donors who, at their request, have not been
listed by name, but whose contributions are
integral to our ongoing success. Thank you.
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