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BotanyJuaquin Goodbar

2026 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Mapping the plant communities of Norvin Green State Forest, NJ - Integrating geomatics and field surveys to enhance plant conservation in eastern North America

I plan to conduct an inventory of the newly proposed Wyanokie Natural Area within Norvin Green State Forest, NJ by utilizing geomatics in conjunction with field surveys to characterize and map out the plant communities present, in addition to surveying rare plant populations and their immediate habitats in more detail. The results of these surveys will inform a management plan for the Natural Area. In the process, I aim to iteratively refine the geomatics techniques I use to enhance future similar survey work, contributing to the broader efforts of plant conservation in the region.

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

To promote the importance of botany to horticulture by encouraging young students to study field botany in the U.S., and to offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the field beyond the regular course of study.

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Caroline Lavoie

The Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture

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Adele Woodmansee

The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship (an International Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture or Landscape Architecture)

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Nicolina Lentine

The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

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Chase Wunder

The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Assessing the Movement Ecology of Sheepshead in Response to Their Re-emergence in the Northern...

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Sophia Richter

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Effects of large herbivore extinction on Euphorbia in African savannasGlobal declines in large...

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Liam Abbey

The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

Drought and its Effects on Oryza sativa 'Kitaake' Expressing CspBDrought experiments are...

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Taleigh Adrian

The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship

Influence of Woody Encroachment on Grassland Butterfly Populations, Including Threatened Dakota...

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Daniel Agis

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Florida Plant Rescue: Conservation of Matelea floridana, Sideroxylon alachuense, and Verbesina...

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Sam Ahler

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

It’s a grass’s world, but does it have to be? Testing contingencies in the heterogeneity...

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Mary Badger

The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

American Kestrels in Agroecosystems: Effects of Extreme Heat and Land Use on Movement and...

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2026

Kelly Baggatts

The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry

“Evaluating Urban Food Forestry as a Strategy to Mitigate Food Insecurity and Enhance...

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Andrew Balder

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Profiling Coastal Atlantic White Cedar Swamps Along the Northern Gulf CoastThis project will...

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2026

Jacob Baldner

The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

Conservation Research of Species of Concern in the Darhad Valley of MongoliaThis summer, I will...

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Annabelle Ball

The Keller Scholarship in Conservation Horticulture

St. Mary’s University Pocket Prairie ProjectThe Pocket Prairie Project is an 100% volunteer-run...

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Tabitha Bartrum

The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

Tuition for Undergraduate Degree at Michigan State UniversityTabitha Bartrum is a first year...

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Samuel Bosio

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

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