Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: NPCC welcomes Kayri Havens, renowned plant scientist and conservationist, as our newest Advisor!

June 5, 2016

 

Kayri Havens has agreed to join the NPCC as an Advisor! 

 

Dr. Havens holds a B.S. and an M.A. in Botany from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Biology from Indiana University.  She spent three years as the Conservation Biologist at Missouri Botanical Garden before joining the Chicago Botanic Garden in April 1997.  She is currently the Garden’s Senior Director of Ecology and Conservation and Senior Scientist. 

 

Her research interests include the effects of climate change on plant species, restoration genetics, pollination networks, ex situ conservation, and invasion biology.  She is on the adjunct faculty of Loyola University, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois-Chicago.

 

She chairs the Non-federal Cooperators Committee of the Plant Conservation Alliance and collaborates with a variety of academic institutions, agencies and stewardship organizations to help improve conservation efforts for plants and plant communities. 

 

Dr. Havens has been a tireless and powerful voice for plant science and conservation in the U.S. and around the world. See some of her publications on the NPCC Webpage. We are grateful and excited that she has joined us!

 

Welcome Kay!