Mt. Cuba Center
Elan Alford is a Plant Conservation Scientist at Mt. Cuba Center since December 2020, previously serving as a Conservation Fellow. Prior to this role, Elan held the position of Associate Biologist and Project Manager at WRA, Inc., where responsibilities included environmental assessments and permitting under California regulations. Elan volunteered as the Rare Plant Chair for San Mateo County with the California Native Plant Society from 2015 to December 2019, focusing on rare plant mapping and data collection. Earlier experience includes managing projects as a Senior Plant Ecologist at H. T. Harvey & Associates and conducting research at organizations such as CEMML and University of Pittsburgh. Elan's academic background includes a graduate program in ecology at Colorado State University, complemented by various teaching assistantships and a National Science Foundation fellowship.
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Mt. Cuba Center
Mt. Cuba Center is a botanical garden that inspires an appreciation for the beauty and value of native plants and a commitment to protect the habitats that sustain them. Over the past 70 years the gardens at Mt. Cuba Center have been transformed from fallow cornfields into thriving ecologically functional landscapes, thanks to the initiative of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland. With paths that take visitors from the formal gardens of a du Pont mansion through stunning vistas, intimate woodlands, and lush meadows, Mt. Cuba Center is a botanical garden that puts the beauty of native landscapes on display to inspire conservation. What began in the 1930s as the private estate of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland is now a public garden that centers the beauty and value of native plants. In addition to cultivating the public garden's formal and naturalistic landscapes, Mt. Cuba Center staff conduct research, connect guests to the natural world and teach students about native plant horticulture. Gardens are open for general admission Wednesday to Sunday, April to November. Classes are offered year-round.
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