Monday, February 17, 2020

HELEN MAYER AND NEWTON HARRISON



The Harrison's TEDxSanta Cruz here

Harrisons Future Garden here and here

Working in tandem with botanists at the Arboretum--along with other artists, scientists, and students--the Harrisons have created trial gardens inside three refabricated geodesic domes, where native plant species are being exposed to the temperatures and water conditions that have been projected for the region in the near future.

The goal of the project is to determine which plants will thrive as the area warms due to climate change, and to cultivate those species to create the foundation for a more rapid regeneration of the local ecosystem while temperatures shift.

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