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Re: Shaw Arboretum name change

Hi James,
We missed you at the international oak conference a couple of weeks ago. Your 
announcement about the Shaw Nature Reserve already made NPR this morning - - 
a commendable move!
Guy Sternberg

In a message dated 11/17/2000 5:25:34 PM Central Standard Time, 
James.trager@mobot.org writes:
> Hail: All colleagues, prairie and native plant enthusiasts familiar 
>  with my work and contributions to these lists, etc.:>  
>  The following message from the director of the Missouri Botanical 
>  Garden regarding the part of the institution at which I work should 
>  be of interest.  
>  To: Members of the Garden staff  
>  From: Peter H. Raven  
>   I am very pleased to tell you that the Board of Trustees today 
>  voted to change the name of the Arboretum to the Shaw Nature 
>  Reserve, approving the recommendation of the Arboretum 
>  Committee.  
>   The recommendation was based on an extensive study of the 
>  Arboretum’s recognition in the region and the acceptance of 
>  suggested names more reflective of the nearly 2,500 acres of land 
>  in Gray Summit that the Garden has operated since 1925.  John 
>  Behrer and his staff, and the staff of the Education Division working 
>  there have done a wonderful job of creating a national model for re-
>  establishing natural communities and preserving biodiversity.  An 
>  arboretum, as many of you know, is an arranged planting of trees 
>  and shrubs for educational and scientific purposes. Ours is not.  
>  Hence, from this time forward, it is the Shaw Nature Reserve.  
>  ------- End of forwarded message -------
>  James C. Trager, Ph. D.

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