I have a profile out today in Smith College’s Insight magazine, on Smith College Lyman Conservatory manager Rob Nicholson. It describes his adventures in plant-collecting expeditions around the globe:
An Aztec curse seemed like a minor obstacle as Rob Nicholson, manager for the Lyman Conservatory of the Botanic Garden of Smith College, climbed a monkey-hand tree in Oaxaca, Mexico, to gather plant samples. But then he fell out of the tree. …. Read on for more stories from the collecting trips that have taken Nicholson all over the world.
http://www.smith.edu/insight/stories/nicholson.php
Image credit: Smith College Insight magazine