General
Guidelines While Visiting WTU
Please note:
The specimens in this plant "library" are part of the global heritage of
research plant materials. Herbarium specimens are fragile, and current
use must safeguard their future availability and usefulness.
* When arriving at
the Herbarium, please let the Collections Manager or the Curator know that
you are here. On your first visit you will receive an orientation
to the collections. A training session in handling herbarium specimens
is provided for visitors with no previous herbarium experience.
* Please sign the guest
register.
* Do not bring unfumigated
(living or dead) plants into the Herbarium. Dried plant material must be
fumigated on-site by freezing for 48 hours. Fresh material, if enclosed
in sealed (i.e. ziploc) plastic bags, may be examined in the Herbarium
if it is not removed from the bag. If you see evidence of insect infestation,
please bring it to the attention of the Collections Manager or the Curator.
* Smoking is not allowed
in Hitchcock Hall.
* Cautious eating and
drinking in the Herbarium is permitted, but it is recommended that the
consumption of food and beverages and the examination of herbarium specimens
be considered two separate activities. Please use common sense and good
care to prevent food related mishaps. We have been extremely fortunate
with this policy so far.
* Do not remove specimens,
books, or equipment from the Herbarium without permission from the Collections
Manager or the Curator.
* Please keep the herbarium
cabinets closed when not in use.
