Cultivating Conservation: CPC’s Applied Plant Conservation Course

The Center for Plant Conservation Rare Plant Academy’s newest offering, the Applied Plant Conservation Course, is a free, online professional development training designed to equip both current and prospective members of the botanical workforce with the tools and knowledge needed for effective rare plant stewardship and conservation.

In this session, we will provide a progress update on the course’s curriculum development as we enter the final months of production; shed light on the diverse participant base that has engaged with the course thus far, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of conservation efforts and the global reach of our initiative; share a call-to-action to participate in a final beta-testing activity to help inform improvements to the course platform and user experience; and outline future goals for the course with the aim to foster further collaboration and education within the botanical community.