NJ SR139

Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Chrysler Herbarium at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, established in 1925 and named after founder Dr. Mintin A. Chrysler

Recognizes the herbarium as the largest internationally recognized herbarium in New Jersey, containing nearly 200,000 botanical specimens of plants, algae, and fungi

Acknowledges the herbarium's focus on Mid-Atlantic flora, with specimens dating from the 1800s to present day, supporting research on DNA sampling, rare species rediscovery, and species range shifts

Notes the collection is nearly 100 percent digitized and publicly accessible through databases including Integrated Digitized Biocollections and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the President of Rutgers University and the Director of the Chrysler Herbarium