"The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) is a global, scientific research institute and learning center and the only independent, botanical research organization in the U.S. to provide accessible resources. BRIT’s mission is to conserve natural heritage by deepening knowledge of the plant world and increasing public understanding of the value of plant life. BRIT seeks to discover new species and research plant life for agricultural, economic, environmental, medical, and social benefit. It offers lectures, workshops, programs and publications and a world-class collection of plants and books." - Texan by Nature

"the digitization of biological collections and scientific archives known as the Extended Specimen Network (ESN), which connects biological specimens to archival documents like field notes, photographs, maps and more. Through an NSF grant, the Herbarium at the California Botanic Garden and the Library at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth applied the ESN framework to over 190,000 collection objects of the American botanist and photographer, Sherwin J. Carlquist. The ultimate goals of the partnership are to facilitate long term preservation, digitization, link data across all biological collections and archival objects, and publish the collection for the public." - Society of Southwest Archivists