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Prairie Sunset
Save Plants: June 2018 Newsletter

North America is a wonderfully diverse continent more often than not known for its shimmering beache...

Planting plugs. Approximately 18,000 plugs were planted in August 2016 by 5 staff, a graduate student, and more than 40 volunteers.
The Morton Arboretum

Ecological restoration is a critical component of conservation. Unfortunately, restored sites often ...

Saturday field trip, National Meeting 2018
Saturday Field Trip

Saturday began early as the group headed west to Eagle Mountain Park. The park sits at the heart of ...

Friday, May 4

On Friday, May 4, the meeting continued at BRIT with more discussion about CPC Best Practice Guideli...

Star Award 2018: Ed Schneider
Star Award Winner: Ed Schneider

Each year the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) presents the Star Award to honor those who demonst...

May 2018 News

The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) just wrapped up another successful CPC National Meeting, thi...

CPC National Meeting at BRIT

This year CPC’s national meeting traveled to the Lone Star State, to the campus of the Botanical R...

Answers to Plant Quiz

Answers to plant quiz above....

Rookies for Recovery!

The Rookies for Recovery Internship Program is an exciting new venture cultivated through a partners...

Announcement and News

The National Tropical Botanical Garden announced Dr. David H. Lorence as recipient of the prestigiou...

A Weed or Not a Weed, That is The Question

Test your skills: determine which plants are considered weeds or invasives and which are rare plants...

Photo by Jim Locklear of his friend Erik with hoopvine
To Be, or Not to Be, a Weed

This month we are looking at plants that are endangered but could be mistaken for “weeds.” Both ...

Save Plants: April 2018 Newsletter

In this month’s issue of Save Plants, we tackle the notion of what it means to be a “weed.” T...

In this month’s issue of Save Plants, we tackle the notion of what it means to be a “weed.” ...

Introducing

Introducing our new Center for Plant Conservation Team Member Ann-Cathrin Howard, Senior Administra...

Lost and Found in San Francisco

In an all too common story, limited populations of plants continue to end up lost to urban developme...

Military Base Offers Safety for Rare Plants

Sandwiched between the densely populated Orange and San Diego counties in Southern California is the...

March 2018 News

In this month’s issue of Save Plants, we feature the rare plants that are found literally in our o...

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The Center For Plant Conservation (CPC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization (EIN# 22-2527116) dedicated to saving rare plant species from extinction. CPC's National Collection represents more than 2,000 of the world's rarest plants, maintained collectively by its valued network of Participating Institutions.

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