{"id":58755,"date":"2019-07-29T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/?p=58755"},"modified":"2019-07-29T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T15:24:11","slug":"plantlove-joel-ramirez-web-developer-for-biodiversity-information-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2019\/07\/people\/plantlove-joel-ramirez-web-developer-for-biodiversity-information-management\/","title":{"rendered":"#plantlove: Joel Ramirez, Web Developer for Biodiversity Information Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: smaller; color: #808080;\"><em>As part of #plantlove at NYBG, we\u2019re talking with people from all over the Garden about what inspires their passion for plants. Today, meet Joel Ramirez, Web Developer for Biodiversity Information Management in the Steere Herbarium.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr width=\"350\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2019\/07\/people\/plantlove-joel-ramirez-web-developer-for-biodiversity-information-management\/attachment\/mcob5952\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58756\"><img data-attachment-id=\"58756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2019\/07\/people\/plantlove-joel-ramirez-web-developer-for-biodiversity-information-management\/attachment\/mcob5952\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1562069335&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joel Ramirez\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-320x213.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-800x533.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-58756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Joel Ramirez\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MCOB5952.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>My interest in plants started back in high school when I joined the Environmental Club. They offered a program with Wave Hill to learn the invaluable skills for pruning, growing, and composting plants. These types of school-garden partnerships in the Bronx with institutions such as these, including NYBG, help foster a connection between young adults and nature\u2014educating students about the environment. Watching our school garden grow and become a safe haven was uncommon growing up in the Bronx. A &#8220;diamond in the dirt,&#8221; bringing peace into my heart. Nine years later, I&#8217;ve been able to fuse my passion for technology with plant science here at the Garden. Though they cannot speak, plants still communicate with us in their own way, and we must come together to ensure their well-being. Plants are the reason we&#8217;re able to live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of #plantlove at NYBG, we\u2019re talking with people from all over the Garden about what inspires their passion for plants. 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