BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.bgcpda.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:31c318b6-85d2-4a8c-a3ad-49ad394d28c2 X-WR-CALDESC:Join Martin Hamilton\, Executive Director of the South Carolin a Botanical Garden at Clemson University\, for his presentation in Kalmia Gardens? adult education series\, Cultivating Knowledge: A Lecture Series\ , at the Joslin Education Center. Pre-registration is required and tickets may be purchased for $5 here. This presentation will be live-streamed vir tually at the Joslin Education Center\, where Martin will present digitall y.\n\nMartin will be virtually presenting his lecture Reflections on a Car eer in Horticulture and a Vision for the Future of the South Carolina Bota nical Garden. He will discuss his career in horticulture before transition ing to his role as Executive Director of the South Carolina Botanical Gard en at Clemson University. The presentation will highlight the vital role b otanic gardens play in biodiversity conservation and how many botanical ga rdens act as safe havens for rare and endangered plant species by cultivat ing them outside their natural habitats (ex-situ conservation)\, which inc ludes seed banking and safeguarding collections. The presentation will inc lude insights into the work of SCBG including plant propagation and conser vation projects and the crucial role in educating the public about the imp ortance of biodiversity and the threats to it. The presentation will look at some of the on-going work at the garden and new projects and initiative s that are helping conserve native plants. The presentation will finish wi th a look at the workshops\, volunteer programs\, and educational events t hat are held at SCBG.\n\nMartin Hamilton is a native of Kentucky and has w orked and studied at institutions in the USA and abroad\, including Bernhe im Arboretum and Research Forest in Kentucky\, the Royal Botanic Gardens\, Kew in the United Kingdom\, and Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia. Martin is an Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens\, K ew and a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London. He is particularly inter ested in the conservation and management of threatened species\, habitat r estoration\, and the development and management of plant collections. Mart in is a member of the South Carolina Native Plant Society and is an avid g ardener. Martin started as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Bo tanical Garden at Clemson University in August 2023.\n\nThe Joslin Educati on Center is located at 1520 W. Carolina Avenue\, Hartsville\, SC 29550.\n \nNOTE: This presentation will be held live in the Joslin Education Center \, but will be live streamed with the presenter not physically present in the room. X-WR-RELCALID:472a0e7ce377aea789c9c8b991554767 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df533bbb-faf3-4b66-b756-4015d702b837 DTSTAMP:20260501T004832Z DESCRIPTION:Join Martin Hamilton\, Executive Director of the South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson University\, for his presentation in Kalmia G ardens? adult education series\, Cultivating Knowledge: A Lecture Series\, at the Joslin Education Center. Pre-registration is required and tickets may be purchased for $5 here. This presentation will be live-streamed virt ually at the Joslin Education Center\, where Martin will present digitally .\n\nMartin will be virtually presenting his lecture Reflections on a Care er in Horticulture and a Vision for the Future of the South Carolina Botan ical Garden. He will discuss his career in horticulture before transitioni ng to his role as Executive Director of the South Carolina Botanical Garde n at Clemson University. The presentation will highlight the vital role bo tanic gardens play in biodiversity conservation and how many botanical gar dens act as safe havens for rare and endangered plant species by cultivati ng them outside their natural habitats (ex-situ conservation)\, which incl udes seed banking and safeguarding collections. The presentation will incl ude insights into the work of SCBG including plant propagation and conserv ation projects and the crucial role in educating the public about the impo rtance of biodiversity and the threats to it. The presentation will look a t some of the on-going work at the garden and new projects and initiatives that are helping conserve native plants. The presentation will finish wit h a look at the workshops\, volunteer programs\, and educational events th at are held at SCBG.\n\nMartin Hamilton is a native of Kentucky and has wo rked and studied at institutions in the USA and abroad\, including Bernhei m Arboretum and Research Forest in Kentucky\, the Royal Botanic Gardens\, Kew in the United Kingdom\, and Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia. Martin is an Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens\, Ke w and a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London. He is particularly intere sted in the conservation and management of threatened species\, habitat re storation\, and the development and management of plant collections. Marti n is a member of the South Carolina Native Plant Society and is an avid ga rdener. Martin started as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Bot anical Garden at Clemson University in August 2023.\n\nThe Joslin Educatio n Center is located at 1520 W. Carolina Avenue\, Hartsville\, SC 29550.\n \nNOTE: This presentation will be held live in the Joslin Education Center \, but will be live streamed with the presenter not physically present in the room. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T130000 LOCATION:1520 W. Carolina Ave.\, Hartsville\, SC 29550 US SUMMARY:Cultivating Knowledge: A Lecture Series\, Reflections on a Career i n Horticulture and a Vision for the Future of the South Carolina Botanical Garden END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR