[Nhcoll-l] The price for herbarium cabinets is apparently skyrocketing

[Bill Harms]

The Patuxent Research Refuge Herbarium is looking for some help.

few years. The Patuxent Research Refuge (PRR) purchased two cabinets 
about 6 years ago for about $2500.  The collection has grown to the 
point where we need a third one and we discovered that the supplier is 
now asking over $4800 for the same make and model. Due to budget 
constraints, the US Fish and Wildlife Service does not have the funding 
to purchase the third one. The Refuge's citizen support organization, 
the Friends of Patuxent allocated the funds to purchase one based on the 
cost of the first two cabinets.  Now that the cost is nearly twice as 
much, going back to them to cover the additional cost would be problematic.

Are there grants that we can apply for?  Are there other funding sources 
available? And finally, does anyone know why the cost of cabinets would 
double in just a few years?  My guess is raw material price increase and 
COVID. Are there other reasons for this?

If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let us know.

-- 
*Bill Harms*
*Volunteer Project Coordinator/Citizen Botanist*
*Patuxent Research Refuge - PRR*
*Plant Inventory Project - PIP*
*Laurel, Maryland*
botanybill at verizon.net
*BLOG:*/botanybill.info/
*FACEBOOK:* facebook.com/PatuxentPlantSurvey/
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