Acquisition of Cases for the West Virginia University Herbarium

Information

• NSF Award
• 8703661

Owner

• West Virginia University

• Award Id

  8703661

• Award Effective Date

  10/15/1987 - 36 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  3/31/1989 - 35 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 43,670.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The West Virginia University Herbarium contains over 150,000 plant specimens. The collection was started in 1889 and has steadily increased since then. It has the most complete collection in the world of West Virginia vascular plants. The collection is stored in metal cabinets that were not designed as herbarium cases, resulting over the years in consistent and continuing damage to the specimens. This, in addition to heavy use in research, in preparation of the Flora of West Virginia and in extensive loan activity, leaves the collection badly in need of renovation. This project will provide funds to purchase modern herbarium specimens to re-house the collection. The University of West Virginia will provide salary support for recuration of the collection as cost sharing on the project.

• Program Officer

  James L. Edwards

• Min Amd Letter Date

  10/14/1987 - 36 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  10/14/1987 - 36 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  West Virginia University

• City

  Morgantown

• State

  WV

• Country

  United States

• Postal Code

  26506

• Phone Number

  3042930111

• First Name

  Linda

• Last Name

  Rader

• Email Address

  lrader1@unl.edu

• Start Date

  10/15/1987 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Roy

• Last Name

  Clarkson

• Start Date

  10/15/1987 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Name

  Life Science Biological

• Code

  61