Laura Knutson Murray
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Conservation Threat Analysis | February Coffee Chat 2026
"There are novel threats at this point in time... and conservation resources are finite. It is important to be properly prioritizing efforts." - Melissa Cullina, VP of Science and Plants at the Coa...
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Plant Mapping Meetup Group | IrisBG-ArcGIS Mobile Demonstration
IrisBG was invited to present at the Plant Mapping Meetup Group's first Quarterly meeting of 2026 to give a demonstation of how IrisBG-ArcGIS Mobile. Greg Payton of The Dawes Arboretum and Laura Kn...
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Conserving Oaks, Orchids, and Fan Palms | December Coffee Chat 2025
"Modern day plant record management is not just about record keeping, it is about empowering every staff member to protect, manage, and celebrate our living collections." - Shari Buckhout, Plant Re...
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Streamlining Nursery Inventory with IrisBG-ArcGIS Mobile | November Coffee Chat 2025
Our November Coffee Chat featured, Autumn Ayers the Manager of Horticulture & Collections at Descanso Gardens. In this session, Autumn explains how her IrisBG Database is set up so that she can ma...
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PlantNetwork Phenology Presentation | October 2025
Laura Knutson Murray, IrisBG’s GIS Coordinator, presented at the PlantNetwork Plant Records Meeting at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Her presentation discussed current trends in phenological...
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Record & Share Invasive Plant Data | October Coffee Chat 2025
Our guest speaker this month was Michelle Beloskur. She is the Midwest Invasive Plant Network’s Director. She began in this role in March 2022. As part of her role, Michelle co-directs the Public G...
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New Features & Efficiency Tips | September Coffee Chat 2025
The IrisBG Community frequently provides feedback for how IrisBG could be better. It is these feature requests that that are highlighted during our September Coffee Chat. Shanna T. Jones gives a ...
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The Climate Toolkit Initiative | August Coffee Chat 2025
In our August Coffee Chat, our guest speaker was Andrew Lampl, Climate Toolkit Manager at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Andrew introduced the goals of the Cl...
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BGCI's New Communication Facility for PlantSearch | July Coffee Chat 2025
In our July Coffee Chat, Patricia, BGCI’s Head of Membership and Conservation Services, shared the latest updates from BGCI—including the new PlantSearch Communication Facility, an exciting additio...
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Recordkeeping for Seasonal Displays | May Coffee Chat 2025
Our second May IrisBG Coffee Chat, features John Chau, Plant Curator at Filoli. John has his PhD in Plant Systematics and has transitioned to collections work at public gardens when he started at F...