President Thomas Jefferson engineered the purchase of Louisiana from the French (800,000 square miles for 15 million dollars) ...

Today's guest botanist Rick McCourt tells the story of Lewis and Clark's collection of plant samples that went on a wild journey after the Corps of Discovery expedition came to ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences has safeguarded 222 pressed plants since the 19th century, with plans to display specimens in ...

Stroll the South Clatsop Slough boardwalk (keeps your feet dry above the marsh) and you will see more of the plants that Lewis collected including salmonberry and salal. While both plants are common ...