Welcome to the Plant Conservatory
The Cal Poly Plant Conservatory is a large glasshouse facility located in the center of the Cal Poly campus. The primary mission of the Cal Poly Plant Conservatory is to maintain a diverse, well-documented, and accurately labeled living plant collection supporting and enhancing teaching and research for the faculty and students of Cal Poly. A secondary goal of the Conservatory is to help foster education about plant biology and the conservation of rare species through the support of community outreach programs!
Check out Conservatory Director Dr. Matt Ritter's new book about trees in California. More information...
Also, check out Matt Ritter's natural history guide book to plants in the San Luis Obispo area. More information...
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