Natural History Wanderings

CBS San Francisco  reported

Above the main campus at the University of California, Berkeley, nestled in Strawberry Canyon at the Botanical Gardens, you’ll find a critically important bank. It doesn’t store hordes of cash or glittering gold bullion. This bank stores seeds.

“So, we have millions of seeds represented from hundreds of different species from rare and endangered plants and they are all meticulously curated,” explained curator and conservation officer Clare Loughran.

Read more UC Berkeley Botanical Garden houses crucial seed bank to preserve biodiversity – CBS San Francisco