Tool simplifies web research on invasive plants

Don't you wish there was an easy way to search only the most relevant websites for data on invasive plants? Now there is! Try our Invasive Plants Custom Search web tool. In a single search, you'll find any entries on your topic in invasive species databases worldwide, along with county, state and regional internet resources from the Pacific Northwest. Need to delve deeper? Visit the library, where many of our best resources on invasive plants are currently featured in a display. From home, you can check lending availability of items and place holds using our online catalog.

Welcome, students and faculty! 

Welcome back, students and faculty – and hello to new students!  Leaflet for Scholars is a monthly publication just for you, highlighting the resources and services at the Elisabeth C. Miller Library that are especially geared for academic study and research. 

The Miller Library collection focuses on all aspects of horticulture and complements without duplicating the collections at Suzzallo, Odegaard, and the Built Environments Libraries.  Our best resource is our staff, with decades of cumulative experience in helping both faculty and students.  Visit us in Merrill Hall at the Center for Urban Horticulture (Monday: 9-8; Tuesday-Friday: 9-5; Saturday: 9-3).

Linda Ann Vorobik exhibit on through November 3

Don't miss Linda Ann Vorobik's colorful work in the Miller Library this month. Flowing large-scale silk panels depict leaf forms and wetland birds, while fragrant orchids share display space with meticulously detailed botanical watercolors and prints. In the entryway, the artist has created an informative display on botanical illustration and plant nomenclature.

 

New to the Library September 2014

Plant height, percent cover, and total numbers of six essential prairie plants after fire treatments in South Sound prairies within Whittaker plots at Fort Lewis, Washington (THESIS Fischer 2014)