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SUMMARY:DBG Lecture Series: FLORA\, An Evening with Bill McAvoy\, former DE
  State Botanist
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DESCRIPTION:The Delaware Botanic Gardens [https://www.delawaregardens.org/
 ] is\nexcited to continue its lecture series in 2026.  Join us on April\
 n16th as Delaware's former state botanist\, Bill McAvoy shares his\nknowle
 dge of the flora of our beautiful state with how it connects to\nthe Delaw
 are Botanic Gardens.\n\nLECTURE TITLE:  \"Delaware's Coastal Plain Habit
 ats\, Plant\nCommunities\, and Associated Flora \n\nLECTURE DESCRIPTION:
   95% of Delaware's land area lies within the\nAtlantic Coastal Plain\, 
 which includes the Delaware Botanical Gardens.\nThe habitats and plant com
 munities of Delaware's Coastal Plain are\ndiverse and support a flora rich
  in species that includes many that\nare state and globally rare. This pre
 sentation describes many of these\nhabitats and plant communities and high
 lights some of the common and\nrare plants that are associated with them.\
 n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER:  Delaware native\, Bill is recently retired after\
 n35 years\, where he served as the botanist for the Delaware Dept. of\nNat
 ural Resources. Bill was responsible for documenting the flora of\nDelawar
 e\, with an emphasis on rare species. Bill has published many\npapers on t
 he habitats and rare plants of Delaware\, as well as\npublishing his flori
 stic studies of the Delmarva Peninsula. Bill is\nalso the primary author o
 f the online flora of Delaware.\n\nDoors open at 5 PM\, and the lecture st
 arts at 5:30 PM\, with Q+A to\nfollow. Light refreshments will be provided
 .\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The&nbsp\;<a href=\"https://www.delawaregar
 dens.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Delaware Botanic Gardens</a>&nbsp\;is excited
  to continue its lecture series in 2026.&nbsp\; Join us on April 16th as D
 elaware&#39\;s former state botanist\, Bill McAvoy shares his knowledge of
  the flora of our beautiful state with how it connects to the Delaware Bot
 anic Gardens.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Lecture title:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong>&quot
 \;Delaware&#39\;s Coastal Plain Habitats\, Plant Communities\, and Associa
 ted Flora&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><strong>Lecture description:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</str
 ong>95% of Delaware&#39\;s land area lies within the Atlantic Coastal Plai
 n\, which includes the Delaware Botanical Gardens. The habitats and plant 
 communities of Delaware&#39\;s Coastal Plain are diverse and support a flo
 ra rich in species that includes many that are state and globally rare. Th
 is presentation describes many of these habitats and plant communities and
  highlights some of the common and rare plants that are associated with th
 em.</p>\n\n<p><strong>About the speaker:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong>Delaware na
 tive\, Bill is recently retired after 35 years\, where he served as the bo
 tanist for the Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources. Bill was responsible f
 or documenting the flora of Delaware\, with an emphasis on rare species. B
 ill has published many papers on the habitats and rare plants of Delaware\
 , as well as publishing his floristic studies of the Delmarva Peninsula. B
 ill is also the primary author of the online flora of Delaware.</p>\n\n<p>
 Doors open at 5 PM\, and the lecture starts at 5:30 PM\, with Q+A to follo
 w. Light refreshments will be provided.</p>
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