Rare Care

Rare Care Newsletters

Rare Plant Press, Vol. II No. 2, Fall/Winter 2007 (pdf - 631K)
Rare Plant Press, Vol. II No. 1, Spring/Summer 2007 (pdf - 178K)
Rare Plant Press, Vol. I No. 2, Fall/Winter 2006 (pdf - 191K)
Rare Plant Press, Vol. I No. 1, Spring/Summer 2006 (pdf - 330K)

Rare Care Annual Reports

Rare Plant Monitoring Report 2007 (pdf - 69K)
Rare Seed Collecting Report 2007 (pdf - 35K)

Links

The Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to preventing the extinction of rare plants in the United States. It is comprised of a network of 34 botanical gardens and arboreta and a national coordinating office. The CPC houses the National Collection of Endangered Plants.

Washington Natural Heritage Program
Field Guide to Selected Rare Vascular Plants of Washington
WNHP form for reporting rare plant population sightings
Lists of rare plant occurrences by county

The Berry Botanic Garden
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Homepage
National Center for Genetic Resources and Preservation
Washington Native Plant Society
Native Plant Society of Oregon
National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS)

Special thanks to the following business for generously donating a gift certificate for Rare Care's 2007 volunteer recognition:

Sky Nursery, 18528 Aurora Ave. N, Shoreline, 206 546-4851

The Washington Rare Plant and Ecosystem Conference
April 17-18, 2000

The Miller Charitable Foundation generously provided funding for the first-ever two-day symposium on "Rare Plants and Ecosystems of Washington State." The conference was a success as nearly 100 scientists, managers, and concerned citizens attended the sessions.

On April 19, 2000 a group of 14 dedicated scientists and land managers met to discuss key priorities for the immediate future. Read the article written by Dr. Sarah Reichard, entitled "Where to we go from here?" The article outlines the priorities of education, science, politics, and funding to further the field of rare plant conservation.

Order the Proceedings here. Proceedings of the conference are published by the Washington Native Plant Society. The proceedings were produced with assistance from the USDOI Bureau of Land Management, Washington Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, USDI National Park Service, and the Washington Native Plant Society.

Member Institution:
Center for Plant Conservation

The Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program is made possible by gifts from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Miller Charitable Trust, The Bullitt Foundation, The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation, The Mountaineers Foundation, The Northwest Horticultural Society, The Seattle Garden Club, The Norton Family Foundation, private organizations, and individuals from all over the Pacific Northwest.