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Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Address: 500 E 4th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Region: Southwest

Phone: (817) 332-4441
Fax: (817) 332-4112
Web: www.brit.org

Organization Structure: Private Non Profit
Organization Scope: International
Organization Type: Herbarium

Services this organization provides

  • Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
  • Work on restoration projects
  • Conducts research
  • Publish research
  • Provide educational programming
  • Open to the public
  • Membership program
  • Membership list
  • Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.

Native Plant Focus: Our focus is the conservative use of botanical resources.

Publications: Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (quarterly journal).

Description: The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) is a global institute for the conservation and preservation of botanical heritage through education, research, scientific publications and collections. Nationally recognized as a leader in botanical and environmental education, BRIT scientists also do research to make progress towards an orderly understanding of the plant world. BRIT's mission is to conserve society's botanical heritage by studying and collecting plant life and using this information to educate and encourage the general public about our ecological heritage.

Last Update: 2009-08-27
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