Justin Thomas

Presenting: What Wild Populations and Old-Growth Plant Communities Can Tell Us About Planted Plants

For 26 years Justin has conducted taxonomic and ecological research and instructed plant ecology and ID workshops for the Institute of Botanical Training and NatureCITE (organizations co-founded with his spouse, Dana). He is the co-author of the Ecological Checklist of the Missouri Flora, research associate with Missouri Botanical Garden, taxonomic authority on the genus Dichanthelium, and serves as a scientific advisor to several conservation organizations. Justin promotes a holistic view of life as a system of study and inspiration.