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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
Kathryn Acerbo-Bachmann: kacerbobachmann@gmail.com
Director of Conservation Michael Piantedosi: mpiantedosi@NativePlantTrust.org
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
May 25, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces Mushroom Modulations by Christine Southworth, First in New Visiting Artist Program
May 9, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Executive Director Debbi Edelstein to receive Gold Medal on May 11 in recognition for contribution to native plants, conservation
April 27, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces eighth annual Trillium Week, May 8-14, 2023; Registration for Twilight Trilliums after-hours event open now
April 25, 2023 - Native Plant Trust Announces 2023 Opening of Garden in the Woods, New Visiting Artist Program; Registration for Spring/Summer Programs Open Now
October 27, 2022 - Native Plant Trust Announces Need for Seed: A Strategy for the Northeast, a Free, Live-virtual Symposium
October 27, 2022 - Native Plant Trust Announces Fall/Winter Programs Registration Open Now
October 26, 2022 - Native Plant Trust Hires Director of Public Programs, Bess Paupeck
October 4, 2022 - Native Plant Trust to screen documentary Mardi & the Whites
May 10, 2022 - Native Plant Trust and Timber Press announce new book on native plants: The Northeast Native Plant Primer-235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden
April 27, 2022 - Native Plant Trust Announces seventh annual Trillium Week, May 9-15, 2022; Registration for Twilight Trilliums After-hours Even Open Now
April 12, 2022 - Native Plant Trust Announces Garden in the Woods Opening Date, Registration Open for Spring-Summer Public Programs
February 3, 2022 - Botanists from across the Globe Share Life-changing Experiences in the World of Plants in Botany Story Slam
October 21, 2021 - Native Plant Trust Announces Open Call for Storyteller Submissions for Annual Botany Story Slam
September 28, 2021 - Native Plant Trust Announces Climate Resilience Symposium, Examining Future of Plant Life, Online October 29
July 20, 2021 - Live Virtual Author Series Features Outstanding New Publications by Plant, Garden, and Landscape Specialists
June 22, 2021 - Native Plant Trust and The Nature Conservancy Release New Report Mapping Lands to Save Plant Diversity as the Climate Changes
June 14, 2021 - Native
Plant Trust Celebrates National Pollinator Week June 21–27, Offers
Resources to Support Pollinator Efforts across New England
April 20, 2021 - Trillium Week Blooms at Garden in the Woods, Programs Highlight Trillium Collection
March 26, 2021 - Native Plant Trust Reopens Garden in the Woods to the Public with Timed Ticketing, Offers Spring Gardening Programs
February 22, 2021 - Native Plant Trust Opens Registration for 100 Programs for Spring/Summer 2021
Recent Stories & Podcasts
May 12, 2023 - "Restoring a Rare Habitat to Protect an Unlikely Ecological Hero: Moths," WBUR-FM, Boston
April 20, 2023 - "Ask the Expert: How to Grow Native Plants in Containers," Uli Lorimer in Gardenista
October 29, 2022 - "An eco-based fall cleanup, with Native Plant Trust's Uli Lorimer," podcast with Margaret Roach, awaytogarden.com
October 26, 2022 - "Across New England, a Group Is Working to Find—and Save—Native Plants," WBUR-FM, Boston
October 17, 2022 - "Across New England, a Group Is Working to Find—and Save—Native Plants," Connecticut Public Radio
October 6, 2022 - "Proportionality: The Northeast Native Plant Primer, with Uli Lorimer," Cultivating Place, NSPR
September 12, 2022 - "Consider This: Want to Help the Planet? It Might Be Time to Rethink Your Lawn," WBUR-FM
August 22, 2022 - "Want to Help the Planet? Rethink Your Lawn," WBUR-FM
July 6, 2022 - "Planting 1,000 Wildflowers to Restore a Biodiversity Hotspot on Martha's Vineyard," WBUR-FM
June 14, 2022 - Review: The Northeast Native Plant Primer, Ecological Landscape Alliance/Resources
May 25, 2022 - "Perennial Favorites: Native Wildflowers that Will Attract Pollinators and Praise," Boston Globe
May 16, 2022 - "Eastern Native Annuals with Uli Lorimer," podcast with Margaret Roach, awaytogarden.com
May 1, 2022 - "A New Book Helps Gardeners Choose Plants that Benefit Wildlife, and by Extension, Us," Portland (ME) Press Herald
February 17, 2022 - "Biodiversity Matters II: Conserving Plant Diversity," Cultivating Place, North Country Public Radio
October 22, 2021 - "River Photos, Climate Change, Witch Trials," Boston Globe
August 11, 2021 - "Your Garden May Be Pretty, but Is It Ecologically Sound?" New York Times
August 2, 2021 - "Native Ferns and How to Propagate Them, with Uli Lorimer," podcast with Margaret Roach, awaytogarden.com
July 26, 2021 - "Native Plant Trust at Garden in the Woods, Framingham - Local Interview: Director of Horticulture Uli Lorimer," MassRealty.com
July 23, 2021 - "A Faraway Adventure (Yet So Close to Home)," Boston Globe
July 15, 2021 - "An Appeal for Climate-resilient Action," University of New Hampshire Extension Service blog
July 8, 2021 - "Native Plants: What Role Native Plants Play in the Health of Maine's Environment," - Maine Public Radio
July 6, 2021 - "Plant Diversity and Land Conservation Have Close Link: New Report," Highsted (Redding, CT) blog
June 28, 2021 - "There's Climate and Then There's Microclimate," Concord (NH) Monitor
June 25, 2021 - "New England Faces Urgent Need to Conserve Land for Plant Diversity: Report," CAI, Local NPR for the Cape, Coast & Islands NPR
June 23, 2921 - "Environmentalists Push for Preservation of Millions More Acres to Protect Plant Diversity," WSHU, Connecticut Public Broadcasting
June 23, 2021 - "Pollinator Week Highlights Ways to Landscape for Wildlife," CAI, Local NPR for the Cape, Coast & Islands
June 22, 2021 - "To Protect Plant Diversity, Mass. Should Target 'Climate Resilient' Habitats," WBUR-FM
June 22, 2021 - "To Protect New England Wildlife, Groups Call For Putting 2.3M Acres Into Conservation," Maine Public Radio
June 3, 2021 - "The Prettiest Gardens to Visit in Boston and Beyond in Spring, Summer, and Fall," Boston Magazine
May 28, 2021 - "The Fairytale Road Trip That’ll Lead You to Some of Massachusetts’ Most Magical Places," onlyinyourstate.com
May 14, 2021 - Local Hero Spotlight: "Native Plant Trust's Nasami Farm with Nursery Manager Alexis Doshas," WRSI-FM
April 30, 2021 - "Trillium Time, with Native Plant Trust's Uli Lorimer," Margaret Roach, awaytogarden.com
April 27, 2021 - "Relax, Rejuvenate: 7 Massachusetts Gardens Worth a Walk," MetroWest Daily News
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)
