The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is thrilled to announce the development of a brand-new, online Applied Plant Conservation Course coming in 2023-2024. This professional development resource will serve to train our current and future botanical workforce in the best practices of rare plant stewardship and conservation. The course will bring the CPC Best Practices Guidelines to life as an educational tool for those working with rare and native plants at any stage in their career.
As a preview to the Applied Plant Conservation Course, CPC is pleased to share the first module of the course entitled, Introduction to Rare Plant Conservation. We are please to have partnered with the following instructors on these lessons:
- Dr. Joyce Maschinski, retired President & CEO of the Center for Plant Conservation
- Dr. Tom Kaye, Executive Director & Senior Ecologist of the Institute for Applied Ecology
- Dr. Sula Vanderplank, Executive Director of Centro de Estudios del Medio Ambiente (CEMA)
- Wesley Knapp, Chief Botanist of NatureServe
- Amy Patten, Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Manager of the California Native Plant Society
More updates on the Applied Plant Conservation Course coming soon! Sign up the the CPC newsletter to stay up-to-date with announcements and more.
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Partial funding for the Applied Plant Conservation Course is generously provided by:
BLM California | Agreement No. L20AC00413
BLM Colorado | Agreement No. L20AC00374
BLM Nevada | Agreement No. L20AC00266