Rare Care has developed a program to train volunteers to monitor rare plant populations throughout Washington in order to assess growth trends, as well as determine population threats. Monitoring is an essential component of conservation, as it addresses the question of "What is needed to preserve species, communities, and ecological systems?" It provides for the acquisition of information to assess the status of biological populations and communities for the purpose of developing and directing management actions. This information will be gathered as a critical first step in the conservation of our rare plant species. Read Rare Care's latest rare plant monitoring annual report.

Eatonella nivea		Saxifragopsis fragarioides