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As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy – Pollination Ecology

As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy Master’s student Gavin Shotts was awarded one of the 2019 B...

August 2020 News

In this issue of Save Plants, we clarify the parameters of advocacy for plants. Because rare plants ...

Delphinium luteum flowering in the UCBG Nursery.
In Memoriam

It is with deep sadness that we share that Shirley Meneice, Center for Plant Conservation Emeritus...

Saving Plants on the Hill

Advocacy is an important tool for saving rare and endangered plants in the United States. Just as we...

Backing the Botany Bill

Plants are fundamental to human life on earth. They play a central role in how we address climate ch...

As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy – A National Native Plant Society for the United States

Shortly before COVID-19 shutdowns and quarantines, the Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation (...

Conversation Champion: Lindsay Marshall

Sometimes an idea needs a champion. And that is just what Lindsay Marshall was – a champion for t...

Background photo: Though some species, such as Otay tarplant (Deinandra conjugens) have already been collected, sharing data lets us know how close we are to securing a true conservation collection of the species – with at least five populations secured with more than 50 individuals contributing seed in the collection. We know which populations have had seed collections, who has them, how old the collections are, and thus can prioritize where to collect next to secure genetic diversity of the species. Photo credit: Christa Horn, courtesy of San Diego Zoo Global.
Digital Bean Counting: Facilitating a Statewide Seed Collection Initiative through Data Sharing

Have you ever received a letter or text that wasn’t intended for you? A few years ago, I received ...

Save Plants: July 2020 Newsletter

In the early days of CPC, 36 years ago, learning about the rare plant species in a region took quite...

Native Plant Trust has agreements with Natural Heritage Programs throughout New England. So when one of their volunteers discovered a population of chaff-seed, it was added to Massachusetts' dataset. While conducting surveys in Massachusetts in July, PCV Doug McGrady came across population of chaff-seed - a federally endangered species that hadn't been seen in the state since 1965. Photo credit Doug McGrady, courtesy of New England Wildflower Society
Legislation to Protect our National Parks and Public Lands Will Save Plants

Legislation to Protect our National Parks and Public Lands Will Save Plants We are so close, but ...

Anne Frances Monitoring wildflower plots in Citra FL Coreopsis leavenworthii ca 2006
Conservation Champion: Anne Frances

As the botanist coordinating the plant species information for NatureServe, Dr. Anne Frances has hel...

Small-leaved rose is officially recognized as Rosa minutifolia, and calling it otherwise in your database could lead to confusion when sharing the data, even if would smell the same.
A Rose by Any Other Name

Yes, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But would people know which beautiful bud you re...

Photo of Carlos Pacheco collecting Lyonia truncata var. proctorii in Sierra Bermeja.
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy – Documentation

As plant conservationists, we work to keep rare plants from the brink of extinction. While it’s al...

Coast violet (Viola brittoniana) in Massachusetts, one of the many species tracked in Natural Heritage Programs of New England. Photo credit: Laney Widener, Botanical Coordinator at the New England Wild Flower Society, 2017.
Your State Rare Plant Data Centers – The Natural Heritage Network

Our natural heritage is the sum total of our biodiversity, ecosystems, and geological structures. Mo...

In Memoriam

Remembering John McPheeters, a long-time supporter and past Board Member of the Center for Plant Con...

Jennifer Ceska
Conservation Champion: Jennifer Ceska

Amidst these times of great human suffering, it is important to remember rays of light that can outs...

Anne Frances collecting Agalinis seeds at R. Hardy Matheson Preserve in 2006.
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy – Data Sharing

In May’s CPC online meeting of member conservationists, staff from the National Tropic Botanic Gar...

The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center houses lab facilities to support molecular genetic work, seed biology, pollination biology, paleobotanical studies, an active seed bank and herbarium, and more. Like the microscopy lab above, no research staff have been using these important facilities during stay at home orders. Photo credit: Courtesy of Chicago Botanic Garden.
Forging on Despite Lonely Labs

As I entered the Beckman Center of the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research (ICR) f...

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