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Collecting and Conserving

This fall, The Arboretum at Flagstaff has been preparing packets of Packera franciscana propagules...

November 2017 News

Throughout much of human history, autumn has been the time of harvest. While crops have been domesti...

Asplenium verecundum from saveplants.org
Announcements: The Morton Arboretum

We are pleased to announce a new publication produced by the Global Tree Conservation Program at The...

Do Storm Events Trigger Seedlings?

“Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden staff, with the assistance of many volunteers and land managers...

Image of formerly closed canopy site from Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Weathering the storms. . .

Our hearts go out to our participating institutions and conservation partners who suffered losses to...

October 2017 News

In this month’s issue of Save Plants we are sharing updates from some of our CPC member gardens af...

Image of Whited’s milkvetch (Astragalus sinuatus)
Plant of the Month: Whited’s milkvetch (Astragalus sinuatus)

Whited’s milkvetch (Astragalus sinuatus) is found only within a ten-square mile (26 sq. km) area i...

Student programs

Cornell Botanic Garden has a variety of programs for children in grades K-8. In the International Cr...

September 2017 News

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of 10 years, plant trees; if in terms of ...

Image of Macfarlane's Four-o'clock (Mirabilis macfarlanei)
Plant of the Month: Macfarlane’s Four-o’clock (Mirabilis macfarlanei)

This showy plant is quite something if you encounter it in the dry areas of Eastern Oregon and Weste...

A flexible approach for prioritizing rare taxa for ex situ collection

Given their sheer numbers, it is necessary to prioritize rare taxa for ex situ collection. Priorit...

Image of a hummingbird.
Adding to the Data on Pollinators

Pollinator information about rare plants is now live on CPC website. Dr. Katie Heineman created a da...

What is Big Data and How Can We Use It To Save Plants

It seems that everywhere we are hearing the term “Big Data.” As the term implies, Big Data is co...

August 2017 News

What does cancer research and plant conservation have in common? Much if you think about how we appr...

Image of Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) - A plant that is extremely charismatic!
Plant of the Month: Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

NCBG has been helping with pollinator work and leading its own genetics and seed conservation projec...

Dune Plants Germinating Along the Eastern Seaboard

The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) is currently working with Seabeach Amaranth (Amaranthus p...

San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG Institute for Conservation Research)

Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is an iconic species found only in southern California, and is among t...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The heat and humidity of July bring millions of Americans to the beaches, bays, and towns of the Nor...

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