More Information and Tools
Check here for media releases, research documents, policies, and more
Some of these resources appear elsewhere on our website, but we've gathered them here for ready reference.
Press
Media contacts, news releases, published stories
Native Plant Trust in the News
Our Media Contacts
Media Relations (Consultant) Kathryn Acerbo-Bachmann: kacerbobachmann@gmail.com
For images or permission to use images (Visual resources and Go Botany): images@NativePlantTrust.org
Media Releases from Native Plant Trust
January 20, 2026 - Native Plant Trust Welcomes New Board Chair on the Heels of Its 125th Year
November 14, 2025 - Native Plant Trust Confirms 10M Seeds Now Banked; Announces $1.5M Bequest to Save, Preserve, and Share Native Plants in New England
June 15, 2025 - Native Plant Trust Celebrates 125 Years; Renowned Climate Leader Dr. Jonathan Foley To Receive the Founders' Medal Award
May 14, 2025 - Native Plant Trust welcomes Dr. Lea Johnson as Director of Conservation
Recent Media Coverage
March 25, 2026 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: Do's and don'ts of spring cleaning in your New England garden"
March 18, 2026 - Concord (NH) Monitor, "Opinion: Protecting our New England plants," by Tim Johnson
March 12, 2026 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: With nothing else on the menu, rabbits eat the bark off your flowering plants"
February 27, 2026 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: How to welcome bluebirds into your garden as winter lingers on"
February 17, 2026 - WGBH, The Culture Show Podcast, with Uli Lorimer on the value of snowpack
February 13, 2026 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: How snow cover can benefit your garden come spring"
February 7, 2026 - Real Simple, "15 Popular Plants Experts Say You Should Never Grow"
January 23, 2026 - Gardenista, "What Are 'Seed Banks'? (And Why Are They Important?)"
January 15, 2026 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: A guide to winter shrubs and evergreens in New England"
January 14, 2026 - Growing Greener Podcast, "An Antique Tools Brings New Knowledge of Native Plants," featuring Dr. Lea Johnson
December 30, 2025 - MASSLIVE, "In freezers across Mass., 10M 'sleeping' seeds could restore our world"
December 18, 2025 - Boston Globe, "Ask the Gardener: These shrubs and berries can help birds survive the winter"
December 15, 2025 - awaytogarden.com, "What about Those 'Keystone Plants'? with Uli Lorimer"
December 11, 2025 - WGBH The Culture Show Podcast, with Uli Lorimer on banking 10 million seeds, holiday decorating with green
Rare Plant Research and Recovery
Our status reports, recovery plans, and other resources
- This page contains three documents related to Flora Conservanda, plus recovery plans for 117 of New England's rarest plants. Open the corresponding green dropdown box to view and download files.
- State of the Plants technical report
- State of the Plants brief report
- Guidelines on reintroducing rare species
International and National Frameworks
Policies and strategies for plant conservation
Climate Change
Assessments, reports, and guidance for conservation strategies
- State of the World's Trees report, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (2021)
- Conserving Plant Diversity in New England (2021), a comprehensive strategy and mapping tool, by Native Plant Trust and The Nature Conservancy
- "Saving Plants as the Climate Changes," summary of Conserving Plant Diversity, excerpted from Native Plant News (Fall/Winter 2021).
- United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report (2022)
- Fourth National Climate Assessment, Vol. II (2018), Chapter 18: Northeast
- United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (2018)
- Open Space Institute Climate Guide (for land trusts)
