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The Herbarium at Black Hills State University holds a collection of plants that go back to before South Dakota was a state.
The dried plants serve as data points on changes to flora as South Dakota's landscape has grown to accommodate modern technologies, higher population, and introduced species.
Mark Gabel is the Curator of the Herbarium and oversees the care and management of pressed and dried plants.
He shared why this collection matters, what goes into keeping the collection around for future research, and what the collection says about changing South Dakota lands.
