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The Center for Plant Conservation Selects New President and CEO

Posted on January 6, 2023 (January 6, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

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Welcome to New CPC Board Members

Posted on January 5, 2023 (January 6, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

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December News 2022

Posted on December 2, 2022 (December 2, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

Image of Castilleja mendocinensis blooming on the Mendocino Headlands. Photo by Caroline Iacuaniello.

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August News 2022

Posted on August 5, 2022 (August 5, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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Conservation Champion: Katie Heineman

Posted on August 4, 2022 (August 5, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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Reminder: Now Hiring President & CEO Of CPC

Posted on August 2, 2022 (August 5, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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Save Plants: July 2022 Newsletter

Posted on July 5, 2022 (March 6, 2023) by Center for Plant Conservation

Image of coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis).

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Now Hiring: President & CEO of CPC

Posted on July 1, 2022 (July 5, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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Conservation Champion: Andy Love

Posted on February 2, 2022 (February 8, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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The Center for Plant Conservation to Receive Distinguished Service Medal From the Garden Club of America

Posted on February 2, 2022 (February 8, 2022) by Center for Plant Conservation

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Conservation Champion: Clark Mitchell

Posted on December 28, 2021 (January 3, 2022) by Shannon Fowler

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Long-term Conservation Efforts for the Endangered Key Tree Cactus

Posted on December 23, 2021 (January 3, 2022) by Center for Plant Conservation

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Advocacy Initiatives: Climate Change Position Paper | Center for Plant Conservation

Posted on October 26, 2021 (November 3, 2021) by Center for Plant Conservation

Image of wildfire over the top of a ridge.

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Garden of the Gods: A Springtime Voyage to the Greek Islands with CPC

Posted on June 21, 2021 (July 16, 2021) by Center for Plant Conservation

Image of Lindos – panoramic view of St. Paul bay with acropolis of Lindos in background (Rhodes, Greece)

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What Makes a Plant Rare?

Posted on March 23, 2021 (March 24, 2021) by fyclabs

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Reaping what we’ve sown: Using long-term seed collections for novel seed conservation research

Posted on February 19, 2021 (February 26, 2021) by Caroline Iacuaniello

Image of a caterpillar on Bradshaw's lomatium.

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What do bananas, avocados and vanilla have in common?

Joyce Maschinski, Center for Plant Conservation Joyce Maschinski interviews world famous plant cryo-biologists to learn about how cryopreservation is imperative for the future of food. Many food crops can’t be preserved using traditional seed preservation methods. For some of these species cryopreservation is the only long term option. Plant researchers from across the globe are working […]

Why does CPC recommend drying seeds at 25-35% RH and 25C for long term storage in the freezer?

Dr. Christina Walters and Lisa Hill, National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, Fort Collins Because research has shown that seeds will last best when stored at a relative humidity(RH) of 15-25% it is important to understand how the initial RH will respond to temperature changes. In this video, Lisa Hill of the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation […]

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