MISSION
The Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria was developed to advocate for and to organize herbaria in Texas and Oklahoma. TORCH has four primary objectives:
- Provide a mechanism for communication and collaboration among regional herbaria of all types and sizes
- Promote regional data sharing and plant taxonomic and collections-based research, outreach, and education
- Function as a regional consortium in the plant research collection network
- Assist herbaria with infrastructural and management guidelines and problem solving
News
The 2026 TORCH in-person conference is coming in mid-July! We will be meeting at the University of Oklahoma’s Biological Station on Lake Texoma. Check back soon for more details!