Category Archives: Research station

Cactus Conservation Institute, Research station

Progress!

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
25
Sep

The wall materials have been delivered! The material shown for the exterior walls is essentially a white-painted sheet of steel on the exterior and interior surfaces, with 4 inches of styrofoam sandwiched in between, to provide both security and effective insulation from the maximum heat of early summer weather (often above 100 degrees Fahrenheit/40 degrees […]

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Cacti, Cactus Conservation Institute, Research station

An exciting development

Posted on by Steven Van Heiden
08
Sep

Conducting and publishing good scientific research on the cactus species which are experiencing human pressure is our passion. To perform field work involving those cacti commonly requires the willingness to brave thorny vegetation and the ability to tolerate intense sun, high heat, and wind-blown dust that can be extreme enough to interfere with the functioning […]

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