Nicole Cavender

I love trees and plants - nature in general. I direct the beautiful botanical gardens at The Huntington. Views are my own

[Nicole Cavender @ndcavender]

Some water wise home gardening inspiration from Kathy, our plant collections curator @TheHuntington

[The Huntington @TheHuntington]

Need inspiration for your waterwise garden? 💦🏡 Take a tour of botanical curator Kathy’s home garden, which features drought-tolerant plants and California natives.

[Nicole Cavender @ndcavender]

Excellent botanical tour with great @bgci colleagues in Victoria, AU filled with beautiful gardens of Ballarat, horticultural marvel at Lambley Nursery and amazing wild flora of Brisbane Nat’l Park - sundews, pink bells and tree grass #7GBGC

[Nicole Cavender @ndcavender]

@MortonArboretum Great choice! Congratulations

[Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten]

Grateful to see this important research from @MortonArboretum. Trees are integral to our ecosystem and we must use this closing window of opportunity to prevent extinction.
https://t.co/oKt4WH1WjP

[Louis D. Johnston @LDJEconomics]

Good stuff from @CavenderG9 and Stephen Polasky of @UMNews ⤵️
Study suggests trees are more valuable as climate, air regulators than as consumable products https://t.co/SK9XyWOudc

[The Huntington @TheHuntington]

'Tis the season for California holly (toyon)!

The common holly is difficult to grow in CA, so toyon has become a popular substitute during the holidays. Learn more about these winter berries (and the potential of a new variety discovered #atTheH) here: https://t.co/GxCRfO0rlh

[The Huntington @TheHuntington]

Desert Garden appreciation post 🌵🏜🌸
https://t.co/kTAJOgeW2O

[Tweeting Tulip Tree @TweetTulipTree]

My sap flow data (cm/hr) can be converted into liters (L) of water per day. At the end of the summer I was drinking an average of 25.2 L of water a day. Now I am drinking about half as much since my leaves are gone. #nature #weather #DataScience #forest #trees #STEM

[The Huntington @TheHuntington]

Behold Kehinde Wiley's phenomenal reconception of Blue Boy: "Portrait of a Young Gentleman" is on view now at The Huntington! 💥 💙 https://t.co/8g6KKmIe3f #KehindeWiley

[The Huntington @TheHuntington]

We're sharing the stanky love across Los Angeles! 💕🦨 In our first #CorpseFlower loan, The Huntington's 15th Amorphophallus titanum plant has traveled to @casciencecenter in advance of its big bloom. Go here for more #CorpseFlower details & updates: https://t.co/E22sTSdsRc 👀🌱

[Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora_nature]

Since I’m the only Indigenous person in the academic spaces I navigate, I’m always asked about land acknowledgements. So here are my common responses bc I try to keep in mind that everyone uses their “only X friend” to justify their racism at times. 🧵

[Murphy Westwood @MurphyWestwood]

Hot off the press from @MortonArboretum & @ChicagoRTI: Chicago Region 2020 Tree Census Reveals High Toll of Emerald Ash Borer https://t.co/mElBscNxoR

[GlobalTreeAssessment @GTA_GTSG]

In today's @IUCNRedList update over 3,000 assessments for trees were published, bringing the total number of trees on the red list to 32,070! This means there are now assessments for over 50% of the world's tree species! Checkout some #tree highlights - https://t.co/ULRhAWIcnC

[MortonArboretum @MortonArboretum]

Arboretum Senior Scientist/Herbarium Director
@AndrewLHipp dove into the history of @dupageforest Maple Grove, and how the neighborhood forest was shaped over millennia.

[MortonArboretum @MortonArboretum]

The Arboretum's Director of @MortonGTCP, @murphywestwood, spoke with @Mongabay about the threats facing the world's #oaks, and the systemic changes and grassroots action needed to curb their extinctions. Check it out!

[MortonArboretum @MortonArboretum]

The Arboretum’s Director of @MortonGTCP, @MurphyWestwood, spoke with @indfnsofplnts podcast about how partners like @ArbNetorg, @bgci and #GCCOak are developing strategies to conserve critical oak species. More on threatened #oaks in the new Red List: https://t.co/cMJIBIHdKK

[MortonArboretum @MortonArboretum]

At least one-fifth of the world’s plants are facing extinction, and the conservation work of botanical gardens and their experts are vital for the future. Q&A from @MurphyWestwood and @BGCI on the essential role of gardens in the plant extinction crisis: https://t.co/CIQFjGu3eV

[Murphy Westwood @MurphyWestwood]

Our special issue of @plantspplplanet w/@InsideNatGeo is out! Some pretty great articles about patterns of diversity, evolution, extinction, and solutions to save threatened plants. w/@canopymeg @vorontsovams @Mbgpresemeritus @StuartPimm @ndcavender @MopaneSmith @soltislab

[Nicole Cavender @ndcavender]

Great opportunity for students who have interest in botany and horticulture

[The Garden Club of America Scholarships @GCAScholarships]

We offer up to $5000 undergrad #fellowship for study of #conservation #horticulture at #botanicgarden, in partnership with Botanic Gardens Conservation International-U.S. @BGCI_US. #scholarship Deadline is Jan 15. APPLY NOW: https://t.co/UvXevZj6ix