Dig In, Sign Up, Save Plants
Our primary goal is to Save Plants, in doing so, we know it is also important to recognize the champions who are helping us to achieve this. This month, we are happy to share with you the stories of some of our “director trustees” – the men and women who serve on our Board of Trustees and serve as executive directors and CEOs of some of the top botanical gardens in the country.
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Save Plants
October 2018 Newsletter
Save Plants
October 2018 Newsletter
Dig In, Sign Up, Save Plants
Our primary goal is to Save Plants, in doing so, we know it is also important to recognize the champions who are helping us to achieve this. This month, we are happy to share with you the stories of some of our “director trustees” – the men and women who serve on our Board of Trustees and serve as executive directors and CEOs of some of the top botanical gardens in the country.
Sign Up for monthly informative and comprehensive news from our PIs on the science of saving plants delivered straight to your email. Don’t miss another update.
News from our Save Plants Digest
Interview with Dr. Christopher Dunn
Though his Scottish origins may leave him partial to thistles (both Scottish and otherwise), Christopher Dunn’s love of plants runs broad and deep. He is excited for CPC to broaden its network and help more people work to save plants...
Interview with Dr. Lucinda McDade
Dr. McDade has always liked plants - although she will admit to having bad experiences with a few prickly ones as a child. Now, she works to save plants on many fronts: as the Executive Director of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden...
Interview with Dr. Peter H. Raven
Peter Raven, Ph.D., is a world-renowned plant biologist and advocate for biodiversity and plants. It is no surprise that, after retiring from being President and Director of Missouri Botanical Garden, Dr. Raven continued to work...
The Center for Plant Conservation is pleased to announce the publication of CPC Best Plant Conservation Practices to Support Species Survival in the Wild. For the first time we have consolidated our guidelines to cover plant conservation practice from soup to nuts. We urge practitioners to review the new guidelines that reflect updated knowledge about best scientific practice.
Featured Plants from our National Collection
The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture
2019 Award – Call for Applications
America’s flora is at risk, but it can be saved.
Today nearly 30% of the native flora in the United States is considered to be of conservation concern. Without human intervention, many of these plants may be gone within our lifetime. 80% of at-risk species are closely related to plants with economic value and more than 50% are related to crop species.
Plants in Peril.
CPC’s National Collection of Endangered Plants is composed of the most imperiled plants in the country. An important conservation resource, the Collection is a backup in case a species becomes extinct or no longer reproduces in the wild. Live plant material is collected from nature under controlled conditions and then carefully maintained as seed, rooted cuttings or mature plants.
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