Bioshelter



The Hampshire College Bioshelter is attached to the South side of Cole Science Center, near the Roos-Rhode House. It has two floors, each of which is accessible from the adjacent floor of Cole. Its purpose is to be a center for the study of food production, ecology, energy conservation, botany, etc. Its careful development with concerns for the environment is detailed in "Bioshelter and Landscape: A Design for an Educational Garden" (Pascale and Jacke, 1984.) The original design had many elements to naturally regulate temperature, including the use of wind and aquaculture tanks. It the past it has held a working aquaculture facility, that students and faculty have used to raise tilapia and other fish. Presently, It provides the opportunity for the year-round hands-on study of living plants. The Bioshelter currently contains plants associated with various past projects by faculty members and students. It is also intended to be a pleasant space to enhance student life, so feel free to sit at the table on the first floor and enjoy the year-round tropical climate.

Bioshelter and Landscape, Pascale and Jacke 1984

Ask Chelvanaya Gabriel for the keys if it's locked and you want to use the resources of the Bioshelter... or if it's cold out and you just want to hang out amongst the plants and study.

Please feel free to edit the list below when and if it becomes necessary.

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Contents of Bioshelter

 * Common Name
 * Scientific Name
 * Description
 * Wintergreen
 * Gaultheria spp.
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria
 * Bird of Paradise
 * Heliconiaceae spp.
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliconia
 * Bromeliad
 * var
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromeliads
 * Dracaena
 * var
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_(plant)
 * Ficus
 * var
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus
 * Kalanchoe
 * var
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe
 * Mexican Fan Palm
 * Washingtonia robusta
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Fan_Palm
 * Moses-in-a-Boat
 * Tradescantia spathacea
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_spathacea
 * Mother of Thousands
 * Kalanchoe diagremontiana
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_daigremontiana
 * Orchid
 * Phalaenopsis spp.
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaenopsis
 * Orchid
 * Dendrobium burana
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrobium
 * Orchid
 * Cattleya aurantiaca
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattleya
 * Papyrus
 * Cyperus papyrus
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_papyrus
 * Philodendron
 * var
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philodendron
 * Burro's Tail
 * Sedum moranianum
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum_morganianum
 * Snake Plant
 * Sansevieria trifasciata
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_plant
 * Spider plant
 * Chlorophytum comosum
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_plant
 * Wandering Jew
 * Tradescantia zebrina
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/596/
 * Orchid
 * Dendrobium eima
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/148677/
 * Graptosedum
 * Graptosedum francescobaldi
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/178675/
 * Loose Leaf Lilly
 * Chlorophytum laxum
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/170411/
 * Orchid
 * Epidendrum pseudepidendrum
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/183110/
 * Touch-Me-Not
 * Mimosa pudica
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2573/
 * Fynbos Aloe
 * Aloe succotrina
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/94386/
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 * Orchid
 * Dendrobium eima
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/148677/
 * Graptosedum
 * Graptosedum francescobaldi
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/178675/
 * Loose Leaf Lilly
 * Chlorophytum laxum
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/170411/
 * Orchid
 * Epidendrum pseudepidendrum
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/183110/
 * Touch-Me-Not
 * Mimosa pudica
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2573/
 * Fynbos Aloe
 * Aloe succotrina
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/94386/
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 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2573/
 * Fynbos Aloe
 * Aloe succotrina
 * http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/94386/
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