FEDERAL NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND COOPERATORS
The Committee is currently comprised of ten agencies and representatives:
- Bureau of Land Management: Peggy Olwell, Plant Conservation Program Lead, Division of Fish, Wildlife & Plant Conservation, Washington, DC (Committee Chair)
- Department of Defense: Peter Boice, Director of Conservation, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
- Federal Highway Administration: Bonnie Harper-Lore, Roadside Vegetation Coordinator, St. Paul, MN
- National Park Service: Greg Eckert, Restoration Ecologist, Biological Resources Management Division, Fort Collins, CO
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement: C. Fells, Physical Scientist, Washington, DC
- USDA Agricultural Research Service: Evert Byington, Rangeland, Pasture and Forages, Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Washington, DC
- USDA Forest Service: Larry Stritch, National Botanist, Washington, DC
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service [formerly Soil Conservation Service]: Bob Escheman, Plant Materials Center, Washington, DC
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: John Fay, Biologist, Division of Endangered Species, Washington, DC
- US Geological Survey [formerly National Biological Service]: Rachel Muir, Imperiled Species Coordinator, Biological Resources Division, Washington, DC
As of 22 July 2008, the following 270 organizations have formal Cooperator status with the Committee:
(For more information about being or becoming a cooperator, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.)
- Adkins Arboretum (MD)
- Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission (NY)
- Alpharetta-Georgia Environmental Education Center & Trillium Trails Botanical Garden (GA)
- American Bear Association
- American Botanical Council
- American Forests
- American Grass Seed Producers (OR)
- American Herbal Products Association
- American Horticultural Society
- American Littoral Society
- American Public Gardens Association (formerly AABGA)
- American Seed Trade Association
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- Anacostia Watershed Society (DC)
- Annie E. Blackwell Native Plant Foundation, Inc. (AL)
- Applied Ecology, Inc. (MN)
- The Arboretum at Flagstaff
- Arizona Native Plant Society
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
- Arnold Arboretum (MA)
- Audubon International
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (TX)
- Betty Ford Vail Alpine Garden (CO)
- Berry Botanic Garden (OR)
- BG-BASE, Inc.
- Biota of North America Program
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens (AL)
- Bison Land Resource Center (SD)
- Bloom, Inc. (MO)
- Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation (NC)
- Bolsa Chica Land Trust (CA)
- Bonestroo Natural Resources (MN)
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International (US)
- Botanical Liaisons, LLC
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Botanical Society of America
- Botresearch USA (TX)
- Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department (CO)
- Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (PA)
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Butterfly Pavilion & Insect Center (CO)
- The Calflora Database (CA)
- California Department of Fish and Game
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Native Plant Society
- Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center (FL)
- Catalina Island Conservancy (CA)
- Center for Invasive Plant Management (MT)
- Center for Plant Conservation
- The Center for Water-Efficient Landscaping (UT)
- Chesapeake Natives (MD)
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (OH)
- City of Ballwin (MO)
- The Cobb Land Trust, Inc. (GA)
- Coevolution Institute
- Colorado Native Plant Society
- Community Advancement Network Inc./Delta Botanical Gardens (MS)
- Conway School of Landscape Design (MA)
- Cornell Cooperative Extension (NY)
- Cornell Plantations (NY)
- The Crosby Arboretum (MS)
- Dallas Historic Tree Coalition (TX)
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (NC)
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Deschutes Basin Native Plant Seedbank (OR)
- Desert Botanical Garden (AZ)
- Earth Visions Company (PA)
- Eastern Panhandle Native Plant Society (WV)
- Ecological Society of America
- Ernst Conservation Seeds (PA)
- Fairchild Tropical Garden (FL)
- Fairfax ReLeaf (VA)
- Fauna & Flora International
- Fern Valley Farms (NC)
- Fernwood Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve (MI)
- FFF Associates, Inc. (CT)
- Flora Delaterre Productions
- Flora of North America
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Fountainhead, Inc. (WA)
- Four Corners Wildflowers (CO)
- Friends of Hemlock Gorge (MA)
- Garden Club of America
- Garden of Inner Peace (NC)
- Gates Rogers Foundation Inc. (AR)
- George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CT)
- Georgia Native Plant Society
- Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance
- Go Wild! Consulting (CA)
- Good Scents Herb & Flower Co. (NC)
- Grand Prairie Friends of Illinois
- Granite Seed Company (UT)
- Great Plains Herb Growers Association (KS)
- Greening the Great River Park (MN)
- Growild, Inc. (TN)
- Harold L. Lyon Arboretum (HI)
- Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve (SC)
- Hawaii ReLeaf
- Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project
- Healing Planet Herbs, Inc. (CO)
- Herb & Botanical Alliance (NJ)
- The Herb Society of America, Inc.
- The Holden Arboretum (OH)
- Ho'olawa Farms (HI)
- Hortus West Publications, LLC
- Howard County Recreation & Parks Natural Resource Division (MD)
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Idaho Native Plant Society
- Illinois Native Plant Society
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Institute for Applied Ecology (OR)
- Institute for Culture and Ecology (OR)
- The Institute for Regional Conservation (FL)
- The International Carnivorous Plant Society
- Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
- Iowa Ecotype Project
- Iowa Prairie Network
- Irvine Natural Science Center (MD)
- Izaak Walton League of America
- J.F. New and Associates, Inc.
- Janssen Biological (TX)
- Ka'ala Farm, Inc. (HI)
- Kansas Native Plant Society
- Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
- Kern River Research Center (CA)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Laurel Hill Press (NC)
- Laurel Lake (SC)
- Learning by the Yard (MA)
- Leech Lake Tribal Council (MN)
- L.E.M. Natural Diversity (DC)
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (VA)
- Magee Landscape Consultation & Design (VA)
- Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center (NY)
- Marin Conservation Corps (CA)
- Maryland Native Plant Society
- Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens (MI)
- Meadowview Biological Research Station (VA)
- Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
- The Mercer Society (TX)
- Mercy Ecology Institute (CT)
- Metairie Cemetery Association (LA)
- Michigan Botanical Club
- Michigan United Conservation Clubs
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Mill Creek Farm (TN)
- Mississippi Native Plant Society
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Missouri Native Plant Society
- Mitchell County Board of Economic Development (TX)
- Monarch Watch
- Montana Native Plant Society
- Montana Natural Heritage Program
- MoonBranch Botanicals (NC)
- The Morton Arboretum (IL)
- Mt. Cuba Center for the Study of Piedmont Flora (DE)
- Mount Pisgah Arboretum (OR)
- Mountain States Wholesale Nursery (AZ)
- NASA Ames Research Center
- National Association of Conservation Districts
- National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- National Wildlife Federation
- National Wildlife Refuge Association
- Native Botanicals, Inc. (NC)
- Native Plant Society of New Mexico
- Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio
- Native Plant Society of Oregon
- Native Plant Society of Texas
- Native Plants Journal and Native Plant Network
- Native Prairies Association of Texas
- Native Roadside Vegetation Center (IA)
- Native Seed Network
- Native Seed Trade Association
- Natural Areas Association
- The Nature Conservancy
- NatureServe
- Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
- Nevada Native Plant Society
- New England Wild Flower Society
- New York Botanical Garden
- New York Sea Grant
- The North Carolina Arboretum
- North Carolina Botanical Garden
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
- North Carolina Wild Flower Preservation Society
- Northside Greenspace, Inc. (OH)
- Oakland Terrace Elementary School (MD)
- Oklahoma Native Plant Society
- Organic Gardening Magazine
- The Orion Society
- Pacific Biodiversity Institute (WA)
- Palouse Prairie Foundation (ID)
- Partners for Environmental Justice (NC)
- Partners in Parks
- Partnerships for New Jersey Plant Conservation
- Planta Europa (United Kingdom)
- Prescribed Fire Consulting, Inc. (IL)
- Rainier Seeds, Inc. (WA)
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (CA)
- Red Butte Garden (UT)
- Regional Parks Botanic Garden (CA)
- Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
- Richters Herbs (Ontario, Canada)
- Rio Grande Botanic Garden (NM)
- Rodale Institute (PA)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (United Kingdom)
- Rural Action
- Salato Native Plant Program (KY)
- San Antonio Botanical Gardens (TX)
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (CA)
- Sawtooth Community Garden (ID)
- Shady Grove Gardens (NC)
- Sharp Bros. Seed Company
- Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum (NJ)
- Slip Up Creek Prairie Science Center (SD)
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Society for Ecological Restoration International
- Society for Parthenium Management (India)
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
- South Carolina Native Plant Society
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative
- Southern Greenery, Inc.
- Southwest Riverside County Multi-Species Reserve (CA)
- Star Seed Inc. (KS)
- Stock Seed Farms, Inc. (NE)
- Strategic Sourcing Inc. (NC)
- Sun City Georgetown Nature Club (TX)
- Sunny Land Seeds (CO)
- Susquehanna Piedmont Preservation Council (PA)
- Sweet Grass Gardens (Ontario, Canada)
- Tennessee Wildflower Society
- Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies
- ThorpeWood (MD)
- Ticonderoga Arboretum & Botanical Gardens (VA)
- The Town of Long Beach (NC)
- TRAFFIC North America
- Truax Company, Inc.
- United Plant Savers
- United States Botanic Garden
- University of Idaho Research Nursery
- University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- The Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center
- Utah Native Plant Society
- Virginia Native Plant Society
- Virginia Natural Heritage Program
- Washington Native Plant Society
- Western North Carolina Tomorrow
- A Wild Crafter's Growers Group (MO)
- Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd.
- Wildflower Association of Michigan
- The Wildflower Cooperative, Inc. (NY)
- Wildflower Farm (Ontario, Canada)
- Wildflower Magazine
- WindStar Wildlife Institute
- Winkler Botanical Preserve (VA)
- The Wintergreen Nature Foundation (VA)
- Wood River Land Trust (ID)
- World Environmental Organization
- Wyoming Native Plant Society
- Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
- The Xerces Society
For more information about being or becoming a cooperator, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.
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