CPC was pleased to announce the launch of the first module of the course, Introduction to Rare Plant Conservation, at our National Meeting at Desert Botanical Garden in May 2023. In this module, participants will explore topics including Why We Conserve Rare Plants, The Nature of Plant Rarity, Rare Plant Resources and Conservation Ranks, Rare Plant Ecology, and Rare Plants on Public Lands.

Taught by several of CPC’s Conservation Partners—including the Institute for Applied Ecology, NatureServe, and the California Native Plant Society, and more—this module introduces fundamental plant conservation concepts that underpin our network’s collective mission to save plants from extinction and serves as an informative primer for conservation minded-individuals, plant enthusiasts, and practitioners who are newer to the plant conservation field.

 

Additional modules of the Applied Plant Conservation Course will launch in 2024, bringing the Best Practices Guidelines to life as an educational tool for those working with rare and native plants at any stage of their career.

We invite you to watch the first lesson of the course featured here and taught by Dr. Tom Kaye, Executive Director & Senior Ecologist of the Institute for Applied Ecology, and to learn more and enroll in the Applied Plant Conservation Course.

Partial funding for course modules has been generously provided by the Bureau of Land Management offices of California, Colorado, & Nevada.