Herbarium Tours

Get a behind-the-scenes tour of The Morton Arboretum’s Herbarium and its museum collection of dried plants.

Learn how The Morton Arboretum’s Herbarium staff and volunteers preserve and process specimens to record biodiversity and how the Herbarium aids biodiversity research.

Tours begin at 10:00, 10:30, and 11:00 a.m. and last for approximately 30 minutes.

The tour group meets at the reception desk in the lobby of the Administration and Research Center.

This program is free with advance registration. Arboretum admission must be purchased separately. If you are not an Arboretum member, purchase general admission in advance for the day of the program.

Ages: 7 and older

Instructors: Andrew Hipp, PhD, Herbarium director and senior scientist in plant systematics, The Morton Arboretum; Lindsey Worcester, Herbarium coordinator, The Morton Arboretum; Marlene Hahn, plant systematics research program manager, The Morton Arboretum

About The Herbarium

The Morton Arboretum Herbarium is a collaborative and authoritative repository of plant specimens, focusing on The Morton Arboretum, the Chicago region, and Arboretum research. The Herbarium serves global audiences of scientists, horticulturists, students, and the public as a research and education collection.

Instructors

Andrew Hipp, PhD, Herbarium director and senior scientist in plant systematics, The Morton Arboretum

As Herbarium director, Andrew Hipp leads the work of The Morton Arboretum’s Herbarium in documenting the plants of the Chicago region and woody plants of the temperate zone. As senior scientist in the Plant Systematics Research Group, Hipp engages in leadership, research, and outreach in the field of plant biodiversity.

Lindsey Worcester, Herbarium coordinator, The Morton Arboretum

Lindsey Worcester oversees the daily operations in The Morton Arboretum’s Herbarium, coordinating a volunteer corps of 20 to 30 active participants, co-managing the Arboretum’s integrated plants database, processing the thousands of plant specimens that move through the Herbarium every year, and serving as the face of the Herbarium for visitors and colleagues.

Marlene Hahn, plant systematics research program manager, The Morton Arboretum

As the plant systematics research program manager, Marlene Hahn manages the systematic lab, collaborates on Quercus systematics research and other systematics projects, and supports ongoing efforts in The Morton Arboretum’s Herbarium.