When Jennifer Cruse Sanders took over Salem College's Herbarium in 2005 it had been closed since 1980. In that time it collections - some dating back to the 1820s - had suffered from neglect and tobacco beetle attack. Now, with Cruse Sanders moving to a job at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, and her student assistant, Kristian Jones graduating, there is concern about the future of the collection.
[David Bare, Winston-Salem Journal]
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